Netflix Viewership Went Down 10% During The Solar Eclipse

TIME- The total solar eclipse of 2017 brought the U.S. together Monday to witness a once-in-a-generation astronomical phenomenon. It also inspired a load of laugh-inducing memes, gave everyone an unimpeachable reason to listen to Bonnie Tyler — both live and on-demand — and led to some light-hearted ribbing between the Sun and the Moon on Twitter. But the sun wasn’t the only star eclipsed by the lunar movement, as Netflix learned. “Hey, just wondering why 10% of you chose to watch a giant rock cover a giant ball of gas when I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR YOU,” the streaming service lamented on its official Twitter account.

Am I the only one who read that tweet from Netflix in a threatening tone? Like I feel like most people read it as “LOL guys we’ve always been here for you and you chose to go outside? You rascals” but I read it like, “LOL guys we’ve always been here for you and don’t you fucking dare leave us again cause we rule the world now, not the sun, got it? Don’t make us pull this car over.” And they’re right. The world doesn’t revolve around the sun anymore. The world revolves around Netflix. More people worship the streaming service than the big ball of fire (or ice, depending on who you listen to) in the sky. Places like Amazon and Netflix are running the world now and do not like it when events fuck with their viewership. I wouldn’t put it past Netflix to buy a Dr. Evil-type laser beam, shoot the sun out of the sky and create their own sun so a solar eclipse never happens again. I’m just saying, it could happen.