- People across the country and around the world are quarantining themselves right now in an effort to prevent COVID-19 infections and stop the novel coronavirus from spreading.
- More and more people in the United States are finally beginning to take the threat seriously, which means self-quarantining and potentially not seeing any friends or family for a month or even longer.
- Staying connected is of the utmost importance, and there’s a nifty free Netflix app that offers a smart way to virtually hang out with friends and family while enjoying a shared experience.
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Does anyone remember calling your friends on the phone and chatting about shows while TV together? I used to do it all the time, and hopefully I’m not dating myself too much with that admission. It was a great way to connect and have a shared experience despite being apart. It was also a great way to piss off your parents since you would be hogging the phone for hours at a time.
In an age where everything and everyone is always connected, people don’t often share experiences like that. After all, younger generations rarely watch live TV these days. Instead, people have their streaming services of choice and they watch content on demand whenever they want to. Then, after they’re done watching, they might chat about the show with friends and family at some later point in time. There’s obviously nothing wrong with that, but the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak changes things a bit. Businesses are closed, schools are closed, and everyone is being asked to self-quarantine in an effort to slow the spread of the deadly virus. Of course, people can still communicate with the outside world in any number of ways while cooped up in their homes, but communicating and having shared experiences aren’t the same thing.
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Free app lets you watch Netflix with friends while you’re quarantined originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 13:57:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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