Concept Of Popcorn Syndrome

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Popcorn syndrome is entertainments that don’t require much thought or engagement, such as, watching a television show, reading a book or listening to music. If something is considered popcorn syndrome there is no desire to think it is for pleasure only. Unlike popcorn syndrome, popcorn hangover is when you actually watched the movie or television show and its mind boggling. You actually think about what happened and you begin to process those thoughts to form an actual opinion on what you watched.
How might the concept of "popcorn hangover" be a benefit to modern society? Popcorn hangover can be beneficial to modern society if the movie message is positive and warrents people to commit acts of kindness or to think before doing. For example,

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