At first I assumed this was just going to be the writer being out of touch. Of course young people use subtitles. They're distracting and frequently ugly, but modern movies/shows have awful audio mixing, forcing you to turn it down, and mumbling/whispering dialogue. And we frequently watch things in environments where we don't want sound or headphones, e.g. TikTok or whatever in public or at night (and also, since these platforms start playback automatically, you'd otherwise miss something). And of course, we watch things that aren't in English.
But then I read all the accounts of people who can't explain why they turn on subtitles, aside from "I just like it" or "I'm just used to it", and I just... I feel confused, angry. I AM the out of touch old person.
But then I read all the accounts of people who can't explain why they turn on subtitles, aside from "I just like it" or "I'm just used to it", and I just... I feel confused, angry. I AM the out of touch old person.