• Funkt4st1c@lemmy.worldEnglish
      271·
      29 days ago

      Normies dont like my answer of “Just steal” when they complain about stuff like this.

      1. hear about show
      2. wait 2 days
      3. download show for free via torrent
      4. watch show uninterrupted at 1080p and high bitrate
      5. gg
            • raspirate@lemmy.world
              0·
              28 days ago

              Some shows are online before it’s even done airing because people have cracked the streaming platform and can download directly as soon as it drops. Hour long show that premieres at 9pm? If it’s popular, it’ll be online by 9:15.

              • this@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                28 days ago

                Yea but usually sometimes things like that are low quality, in the wrong language, or sometimes have other issues with them or are even fake/malware. Best to give it a few hours at least before allowing releases to be downloaded.

    • turtlesareneat@piefed.caEnglish
      10·
      29 days ago

      I was for a while. Cut the “cable” in 2003 and was happy to pay a few bucks for a streaming service here or there, more convenient than pirating. But now… well I cancelled them all and am right back to where I was years ago. They are so happy to kill the golden goose.

    • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
      41·
      29 days ago

      There are a few, still decent streaming services, the small time ones, like curiosity stream, but yeah by and large yo ho ho.

      • remon@ani.social
        21·
        29 days ago

        That reminds me … I have curiosity stream.

        edit: lol, they almost tripled their price, too! …

        • Enkrod@feddit.org
          15·
          29 days ago

          Holy shit… I told myself I’d go to Curiosity Stream once they accepted different payment methods than credit cards but DAMN SON! That price…

          Edit: Oh wait… that’s annually… okay, I’m still with it.

          Edit2: And I got them mixed up with Nebula, that’s where I really wanted to go… damn.

          • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
            7·
            29 days ago

            I’ve got Nebula. Took 'em up on a deal on an annual sub when Tom Scott started his new series on there.

            It’s…fine.

            It’s nice to watch channels like Mr Mobile without adverts, but channels like Not Just Bikes and Mustard already run on YT without ads. Sure, there’s an ad for Nebula at the end their episodes, but it’s right at the end, so is easily skipped.

            Don’t get me wrong, there’s loads of stuff on there, but discovery isn’t particularly easy, and most of it is USA-centric, which doesn’t really interest me.

            • anon6789@lemmy.world
              2·
              29 days ago

              I finally got around to remembering to try out Nebula, and I get disappointed because most of the time I forget I have it. Like you, a lot of what I watch is already on YT, and my wife has a grandfathered (for now) premium account which we can share, so I already have ad free YT.

              I agree on the discovery too. It feels like I have to work to find something that strikes my fancy if it’s not from someone I’m already familiar with.

              Not sure if creators having easier access would make it better, and I like seeing what channels are real creators and not AI, but I find once I find someone I like on Nebula, I just watch them on YT instead. I’d really like to support them, but I’m struggling to feel the added value a bit.

          • remon@ani.social
            1·
            29 days ago

            Edit2: And I got them mixed up with Nebula, that’s where I really wanted to go… damn.

            I have the lifetime sub for that one … so at least no price increases :D

    • tio_bira@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      28 days ago

      i used to sign netflix about eight years ago, before they start getting to greedy it worth it, it use to have everything i want to watch in a single place and with support in everything i got (TV, smartphone, computer, casting devices)

  • remon@ani.social
    33·
    29 days ago

    That’s why you build your own streaming service (with blackjack and hookers) and share that with everyone …

  • fonix232@fedia.io
    25·
    28 days ago

    No, that’s the evolution of venture capitalism.

    Step 1: groundbreaking service comes in that fills a market hole

    Step 2: people flock to service

    Step 3: service gets VC funding to continue operations, subsidising the users

    Step 4: service gets “copied”, competitors crop up, use VC funding to eke out their own marketshare while making things worse for everyone but themselves

    Step 5: expansion plateaus as interest in service generalises (basically, everyone who could be interested, is already using it)

    Step 6: VC funding depletes, company has to start making a profit - leading to price hikes, which is followed by other players in the market as that’s how capitalism works

    Step 7: price hikes not being enough, service tries to capitalise on their userbase (think restricting features to a higher paid tier, introducing new tiers that strip away features, introducing ads, etc.)

    Step 8: market is saturated with plateaud services, user movement is minimal, and everybody hates it because it’s expensive, and reintroduced the same problem the initial innovative service meant to fix.

    • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
      5·
      28 days ago

      There are pirate streaming services that are just as good as the paid ones, get everything the same day, and are completely free.

      I have no problem giving my money to an honest streaming service. There are none left. It’s all greed.

        • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
          1·
          28 days ago

          Let’s be honest though. Nobody “absolute must pay”.

          I’m on rural Internet. I pay for 50mb down. That’s all I get on satellite.

          I’m watching the Jays game right now. It buffered once in the 2nd inning for 2 seconds and has been flawless since. Why would I pay $25-40 a month for the same quality?

          • stevles@aussie.zoneEnglish
            1·
            28 days ago

            You need to expand your mindset to include other people. I’m sure 80-year-old Edna does not share your tech savviness.

  • jtrek@startrek.website
    81·
    29 days ago

    Refuse to pay. If we all just refused to pay, they would have to change.

    But too many people don’t care, so I guess we’ll all just suffer.

  • Trump Rapes Kids@lemmy.world
    6·
    28 days ago

    Worse than that, since they killed the sharing off now a Netflix account isn’t your account, it’s an account you buy for one “household” location using one internet connection.

    If you try to sign in to netflix on hotel tvs it won’t let you, because that isn’t part of your “household.” If you have multiple internet connections in your house you can have that same issue inside your own home, because Netflix will decide the internet connection you use most is your “household” connection and the other one doesn’t count as being in your “household” even if it’s in the next room.

    If you travel a lot or have an atypical internet setup in your own house Netflix will deny you access and tell you to buy a subscription for that location.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
      0·
      28 days ago

      besides the sharing, netflix cancelling alot of shows after 1,2,3 seasons is enough not to subscribe to it, plus the enormous amounts of time between seasons.

      • justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        27 days ago

        I’m not disagreeing with you, just wanted to mention that this is not necessary their fault. i got super mad when they cancelled a series i was watching more through. turned out that the owner of the show (i think Paramount) just cancelled all contracts to stream it exclusively on their platform.