So just as reading email or surfing the net can negatively affect you, so can watching something. The trick is in the blue light that has practically the same effect as daylight. Having to pay attention to a narrative isn't inherently disruptive, but staring at that light is.
Redshift changes this. It's an app available for Linux and filters out the blue light.
Redshift changes this. It's an app available for Linux and filters out the blue light.
F.lux is a similar program available for Linux, Windows, Mac, and iPhone/iPad.
Oddly, Android is missing. Maybe permission related.
The Android version is called Twilight and you can find it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.lux&hl=en