The article highlights the growing preference among Americans under 30 for watching content with captions, stating that 63% prefer subtitles. The author recounts their personal journey with closed captioning, initially triggered by difficulty understanding British accents. While captions enhance comprehension of dialogue, the varying methods to enable them across different streaming services present a significant annoyance. The author details their own experiences using an Apple TV remote, emphasizing the confusion caused by inconsistent controls and the challenging navigation required to access closed captioning options.
Inevitably, I'll start pushing buttons or sliding my thumb around the Apple TV remote - trying to find the right menu and the magic combination of gestures.
Each streaming service seems to have its own way of turning on captions - and it's hard to keep them all straight.
A recent YouGov poll found that 63% of Americans under age 30 prefer watching TV with subtitles turned on.
It's great to be able to understand every nuance and whispered word, but something grinds my gears like no other.
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