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> Should television shows been punished for cliffhangers because they hook people into seeing the next episode?

Does this significantly negatively impact the lives of viewers or of those around them? Addiction doesn't just mean "want to have it". Addiction means "want to have it so bad it messes up other aspects of my life".

(For what it's worth, I do personally avoid cliff-hanger shows because I find the anxiety and frustration of being left hanging is rarely sufficiently well compensated by the quality of the show.)

>>munifi+(OP)
Doesn't addiction mean "compulsive consumption after habituation," as in the original enjoyment has worn off, but if you stop doing it you will experience a hangover ?

>>munifi+(OP)
My trick for enjoying cliffhangers is to pause an episode halfway through before getting back to the series.

It's also a good trick for going to bed on time and breaking the 'just one more episode...' problem!

>>ryan-a+Vh1
I figured out that trick recently too! It worked really well for "Devs". Every episode of a cliff-hanger-y show tends to have a point 1/3 of the way through where they have resolved the previous episode's tension but not yet started the next one. I stop right there.