I'm 40. When I was 9 I made friends with a girl who was a CODA, a child of deaf adults. Her parents' TV was the first time I learned captions existed and I was

I'm 40. When I was 9 I made friends with a girl who was a CODA, a child of deaf adults. Her parents' TV was the first time I learned captions existed and I was immediately hooked. Back then you couldn't rewind if you didn't understand and important piece of dialogue, and being able to read while you watch absolutely helped with not missing those moments. My parents didn't like my shows too loud, so captions just made them better. I got in the habit of turning on CC all the time, except live shows which were usually not worth the effort. 30 years later I still love captions. When my children are sleeping in the next room, I can keep the volume low. The only downside is that sometimes captions ruin the jokes.