Netflix angers film-makers with 'insulting' speed-up function (opens in new tab)

I think we have officially scraped the bottom of the barrel now on ways to increase user engagement with netflix chipmunk mode. That's it. There is no innovation left to find in the realm of increasing content consumed per day. All done here.

Let's try formulating some new goals now. What else can we create outside of trying to make this one metric increase a tiny bit next year?

Sorry 'film-makers', you do not get to control what happens on my personal devices. You might be able to control the theater experience but you can't control me. If you think you can control me then you can keep your crap. You may have leverage over Netflix but I don't really need Netflix anyway. The more you try to control me the less I want anything to do with you. Its my choice to watch your film as you intended, or not.

To be clear, I haven't seen or used this feature. But 'film-makers' asserting control over my personal environment and choices is offensive. Apatow's films will not be shown on my devices - enjoy being ignored, Judd.

YouTube has had this feature forever. I've actually specifically paid to watch movies on YouTube rather than watch them free with my Netflix subscription, simply because I can fast-forward the boring bits. If it weren't for this feature, I probably wouldn't have watched those movies at all. So please, filmmakers, get over it.