That’s my theory anyway. Was never like this pre-internet or pre-Netflix.
You've just reminded me of another modern annoyance - how ludicrously quickly a Netflix show will skip into the next episode.
Been watching The Stranger (it's alright, plot's a bit wonky) and we just watched an episode that ended on a massive reveal. Credits. Boom. You want to take 5-10 seconds at MINIMUM to think over the ramifications of what's just happened, how it affects the information you already have from the plot.
But you get no time to do any of this. Within 5 seconds it's starting up the next episode. Sometimes the credits are a much needed moment to decompress - the same with a thoughtful ending to a great film.
Went to see Joker at Worthing Dome a few months back, and the SECOND the film ended, half of the cinema got up and started talking. Properly pissed me off no end.