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People these days watch TV, films and other programs alone rather than with other people. Do this advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

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Nowadays people prefer to watch movies and
TV
 shows by themself, rather than with some company. Looking at
this
 trend, there are a lot of pros and cons, but
nonetheless
, I believe that there are more downsides to watching
TV
 programs alone.
To begin
 with, the main benefit to watching movies and series alone is not having anyone that could interrupt you with questions and talking while watching your
movie
 or
tv
show
.
For instance
, I hate watching movies with my mother, because she cannot stop asking questions during any
movie
 that we are watching, and she spoils the pleasure of watching a
movie
. Another positive aspect of
this
 trend is that when you are alone, you can have your own ritual when watching
TV
,
such
 as making some delicious snacks like popcorns or nacho chips dipped in cheese, and that could be disrupted when there are some other people. To illustrate, my sister loves to make popcorns when she is watching something, but her boyfriend is always on a diet, so when they watch something together, she is not making any snacks.
On the other hand
, there are a lot of disadvantages as well.
Firstly
, when something interesting happens in a
movie
, you do not have anyone by your side that you can talk to about it. Like, when watching a
tv
show
, and something amazing is happening
such
 as the main characters are
finally
 back together after four seasons of that
tv
show
, you feel wonderful and happy, but no one can relate to you because they did not watch it with you and,
therefore
, they do not understand what are you feeling.
Secondly
, it is unhealthy to get used to watching everything alone, because it can distance us from our friends, family or anyone else.
Hence
, we can feel lonely and depressed. To sum up, it has become usual that people would more likely choose to watch some
movie
 or
tv
show
 alone, than with someone.
Although
 both sides have positive and negative aspects, I firmly believe that when you look at the whole picture, there are more drawbacks to
this
 trend.
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