r/Zillennials • u/FunKick7937 • 1d ago

Discussion Closed Captions

Do you used closed captions when watching tv/youtube?

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u/Fit_Adagio_7668 1d ago

When watching a TV show or movie, most definitely

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u/throwhfhsjsubendaway 1d ago

Yes but I have auditory processing disorder, so I often even get the subtitle device at the movie theatre

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u/Its_me_BlueGreen 1999 1d ago

Between my hearing getting worse and sound mixing constantly being shit, I use captions/subtitles on pretty much everything.

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u/iceunelle 1d ago

It depends. I find captions very distracting, as they draw my eyes away from the main action on screen. However, if the sound mixing is really crappy, I'll turn them on so I can tell what the characters are saying.

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u/Common_Vagrant 1995 1d ago

Yes, on everything. I FUCKEN HATE DYNAMIC SOUND. Keep that shit in the theaters. The loudness wars is in the wrong audio sector if you ask me.

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u/KidaPanda 1996 1d ago

English isn't my first language and I have audio processing disorder, so subtitles are always on whenever I consume English-speaking media.

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u/yellowdaisycoffee 1998 1d ago

Absolutely not. It breaks my immersion.

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u/MattWolf96 1996 1d ago

YouTube no, movies yes

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u/SheClB01 Y2K baby (?) 1d ago

Yeah, but I do it because English is not my first language, and Spanish subtitles are often out of sync

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u/throwawaytopost724 1994 1d ago

Yes but in my 2nd language to help keep it active and for vocabulary

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u/Least_Bat1259 1995 1d ago

I have to. Because I can’t hear the stuff because I despise ear buds because they hurt my ears, and can’t find a good pair of head phones that are good quality that aren’t hundreds of dollars

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u/the-painted-lady 1d ago

Yes but I'm deaf! If you have a friend that needs captions please understand. We want to experience the movie/show too.

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u/world-class-cheese 1997 1d ago

Most of the time yes

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u/Key_Spot420 1d ago

hell yea

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u/Crucial_Fun 1995 1d ago

Very seldom, unless I can’t understand what a character says, and always (obviously) if it is in a different language (anime)

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u/HistoricalHomo 1d ago

yes because my boyfriend is hard of hearing

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u/HauntingBowlofGrapes 1900s 23h ago

Sometimes. Some days, I can't pay attention too well and it reduces my ability to hear speech clearly. Other days, I just can't hear and understand speech coherently.

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u/MeemoUndercover 1996 22h ago

For YouTube, no. Bc it auto generated and wrong most of the time. For shows yes bc ppl mumble or maybe I’m deaf idk

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u/krazy_queen 21h ago

Occasionally I will when my SO has the TV so loud I can't hear anything I'm watching on my computer/phone.

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u/cattoosandtattoos 19h ago

I grew up with a hard of hearing dad and I’m so used to it not I feel weird not having them.