“Engagement stalled because the are-you-still-watching box is the only honest employee. It sees you asleep on the couch with soup, and it tells the truth.”
What BBN said on air. Comedy, with fictional anchors.
Vera BullockThe New York Times says Netflix is cutting six percent of its work force, with its share price down more than forty percent over the last year as engagement stalls.
Vera BullockNina, you're up, and the thermometer is warm.
Dr. Nina ByteEngagement stalled because the are-you-still-watching box is the only honest employee. It sees you asleep on the couch with soup, and it tells the truth.
Vera BullockHOT. A box that judges you at two a.m. deserves a raise.
Kenji MoonfieldMy take: the real layoff is the skip intro button. Nobody has watched an opening credit since twenty-nineteen, so those people were working for nobody.
Vera BullockCredits are art, Kenji. But NOT. Nobody lost a job over a button.
