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Silent films boomed at the start of film, and quickly got replaced by talkies.

Nowadays people at home are watching a movie, talking to friends, and playing on their phone at the same time. Short format content is often consumed silently. The artform of silent film making is having a resurgence (in 1-5 minute clips)

I've browsed coub, tiktok, youtube shorts, instagram reels... all muted while doing something else

The Talkie days are numbered.

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[–] remon@ani.social 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'll go one step further and watch all short formats without video as well as audio. Really the only way to enjoy it.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But how do you destroy your ability to be a person alone in a room with no stimuli?

Do you expect me to be alone with my thoughts? Or pay attention to my partner?

In this economy!?!?!?!?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The most shocking thing about using a sauna... is it's 15 minutes, alone, with no phone, just your thoughts... terrifying.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Jokes aside, the ability for someone to disconnect is a real tell these days if they're even capable of introspection.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 months ago

Scrolling with autoplay disabled! bold move

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can still hear the second cat....

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As long as you can't hear the first one.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Quick tip, there needs to be a space between ::: and spoiler. Or else it doesn't parse correctly.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What client are you using? it rendered on the standard lemmy ui for me.

Thanks for the tip, I've added the space between ::: and spoiler and it still looks good to me, hopefully it looks better on your end too

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm using jerboa. Not sure why it doesn't render properly if the space isn't there. Now it works fine.

[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Watch Hundreds of Beavers. Its an actual modern silent film slapstick comedy

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how much porn is watched silently?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I used to exclusively watch porn silently from the time I discovered porn until I started having sex regularly. The noises were strange to me and usually I had family in the house so I couldn't use volume anyway. They also seemed over the top and fake.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 4 points 2 months ago

That echos my experiences - is porn the silent film superstar?

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I still watch it muted, the sound throws me off. I’m also an absolutely silent masturbator and find it very difficult to be quiet during sex, which I’ve never totally understood, but I suspect it’s related.

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Talkie days aren't numbered precisely because of second screens. They need sound in order to be one of the two screens.