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Dean Koontz's novel was briefly mentioned by Julia Alexander while discussing evolving media consumption habits. She used 'reading a Dean Kuntz novel' as an example of a background activity people used to engage in while watching television, contrasting it with the much more compelling and attention-demanding nature of modern platforms like Instagram.
Episode: Attention deficit television
One speaker mentioned reading a Dean Kuntz novel as an example of an activity people used to do while being distracted by a second screen, contrasting it with more compelling modern media like Instagram.
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And Instagram is much more compelling than like reading a Dean Kuntz novel during the TV show.