For my digital literacy narrative, I would like to focus on different streaming services (in particular, Netflix and Tencent Video). I have always been an avid TV watcher and I love watching different TV genres like dramas, reality shows, variety shows, and animations since I was in elementary school. Whenever I have free time, I’d say 80% of the time you’d catch me watching something. Especially so ever since COVID-19 and quarantine started in March 2020. I think potential topics I can discuss in regards to streaming services are the similarities and differences between a Western streaming service like Netflix and an Eastern streaming service like Tencent Video. For example, on Chinese streaming services, there’s a function called danmu, which is like a video commentary following the video in real-time and any registered user can post their own comments on the danmu. I’ve never seen any streaming services outside Chinese ones that have the same function, but I’d say you can compare it to live chats on live streaming platforms. I was not always so digitally literate with the functions of streaming services and I used to use them solely for the purpose of watching TV (and not even using functions like speed settings and caption settings, only the basic play/pause, the volume settings, and the video quality settings). I’ve come a long way since then, and I think I can definitely write about the skills and practices I’ve learned (such as using VPN to watch dramas that do not have broadcasting rights in the US–can’t believe I didn’t learn of this sooner because it’s actually so much more convenient than trying to find it on some illegal website that only streams in 480p).