Our student population is pretty diverse, but there are a few things that unite us all. A cancelled class delights everyone, no one will turn down a free cupcake and absolutely everyone who has a Netflix account (or who has their friend’s login information) loves it.

Personally, I did not start watching Netflix until my first year of college. Throughout my middle school and high school years, I was always extremely busy with schoolwork, extra-curriculars, and a decent social life. When I wanted to kick back and watch something, I always could find an available TV in my house.

However, when I moved into the tiny, cramped corner of my basement-level dorm, I soon realized there was no room for a TV. Even though I am still busy as ever, I find that I have at least 30 minutes to squeeze in an episode.

This is when I finally got my family’s login information for Netflix from my older brother. He promptly informed me that I could not receive DVD’s because he lost the disc for season three of “Entourage” a year ago, and was in no rush to pay the bill. To this day he still has not paid or found the “Entourage” DVD, but I no longer care, because I am thoroughly entertained by all of the programs on instant play.

When I first logged in I spent at least 10 minutes scrolling through all of the TV shows that were available on instant play, I eventually chose to watch “Weeds.” This was because my roommate was watching it and I figured that maybe we could bond over it.

Also, I knew it was a show that would horrify my mother, and since I was becoming such a college hotshot, I figured I should watch it.

Honestly, finding someone who watches the same thing that you are watching or have watched on Netflix creates an instant bond.

So technically Netflix could make you friends or at least give you something to talk about, with a random person that could become a potential friend. Anyways, after the first episode I was hooked and discovered that Netflix makes binge watching so easy and so irresistible. There were eight seasons of “Weeds” up and I watched seasons that spanned over seven years, in months. I never had to wait to see the big cliffhanger at the end of the season like the scrubs that watched “Weeds” on Showtime, and I could re-watch the episodes whenever I wanted.

Also, there were no commercials, which not only made the episodes remarkably shorter, but also made them more enjoyable to watch. I no longer had to log on to “Buzzfeed” for five minutes to avoid watching commercials for Subway or Nike.

After I finished “Weeds” I saw that Netflix had recommendations for me. I never use the recommendations though because I am a bipolar TV watcher and eventually jumped from “Weeds” to “Gossip Girl” to “Scrubs.” I do appreciate the fact that Netflix even tries to simplify the process of picking a new TV series to watch. It just solidifies the fact that Netflix is the laziest way to watch TV: it attempts to pick shows for you, provides every episode possible and has no commercials.

Now I must admit my favorite part of Netflix is severely underrated and most people would disagree with me. I absolutely love the fact that I can go through my account and see not only what I watched, but also what my older brother watched. I do not talk to my brother regularly but always love it when I see that he watched “Adventure Time” or “Ping Pong Playa” or even “Super High Me.”

Now some people could argue that the worst part about Netflix is the $7.99 monthly charge but it’s obviously worth it. Where else can you binge watch so many shows and movies without commercials and whenever you want? So to anyone that does not have Netflix, stop being cheap and go sign up right now, it’ll change the way you watch TV.

Khorrami is a sophomore majoring in finance.