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[–] [email protected] 23 points 13 hours ago (6 children)

Wait is that a thing? For me the opposite is true, I can't focus on what's going on if there are subtitles. I'm always forced to read them somehow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

It's an audio processing disorder thing that some have (myself included). Once you get used to subtitles, you kinda don't focus on them unless you weren't sure exactly what they said. Which is often for me. They just kinda become a part of the audio... unless there's a delay, then they're distracting to me and I'll just blast the sound or watch something else

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Part of it for me is cuz i am a slow reader and i have rewind the video to read it again

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

I used to be the same as you. I guess having kids kind of forced me to start using them. It took practice to learn not to focus completely on the subtitles.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

We are the same. I compulsively read any text on screen, and miss key visual details because of it. I only want subtitles on non-english speech and Christopher Nolan films

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I can see that you don't have hearing damage. Cause I definitely do and can't hear shit out of one of my ears anymore. With subtitles on I can actually hear what I'm watching better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Not OP, but yes. My hearing is 20/20 and I can't be having with subtitles

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

Agreed, the only time I'd want subtitles are translations. And even then it's not optimal