Why is binge watching bad for us and what does it do to our brains? The more we watch and keep watching till we are done is taking away our time to do other things. We get so compelled in watching that we get lazier and lazier to do other things such as taking responsibility in our daily lives, and being more active. Because people are so compelled in finishing a show they stay up all night and then they are tired and don't want to get up in the morning. With all the late night binge watching people are lacking sleep which is bad for their health and could be dangerous.