dutybinge
/ˈdjuːtiˌbɪndʒ/nounVerified NewA binge driven by the obligation to finish rather than the desire to watch, continued mainly to close an open loop.
The pleasure usually ended episodes earlier; what remains is the completionist's ledger. People describe finishing seasons they stopped enjoying "just to be done with it," and feeling worse than if they had quit.
Etym. — duty + binge — an oxymoron, since the binge is leisure at its most hedonic, here performed as homework.
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