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Pay per view has the drawback of requiring too many decisions, leading to decision fatigue. Subscribing to a service for $20/mo is a one time decision, whereas

by jfim 7y ago

Pay per view has the drawback of requiring too many decisions, leading to decision fatigue. Subscribing to a service for $20/mo is a one time decision, whereas figuring out if the show you're about to watch is worth $0.30 gets tiring really quickly. Monthly credits works a bit better, but the all you can eat model completely avoids this.

bob_theslob646 7y ago
>Subscribing to a service for $20/mo is a one time decision, whereas figuring out if the show you're about to watch is worth $0.30 gets tiring really quickly. "figuring out if the show you're about to watch is worth $0.30 gets tiring really quickly." This is the biggest problem in the industry that no one wants to talk about. Valuing content aka how much is x show worth. The monthly premiums actually kill or put as strong fixed upper bound on what the content is actually worth. It also brings up another argument on whether or not valuing content ( how much is x show worth) is even worth talking about and talking about how you got your show on x platform because that means 100x more people will see your stuff vs if you are not on x platform.
roland35 7y ago
That is a good point, I have a harder time deciding if I want to spend $3-4 to rent a movie on Amazon than just pulling up Netflix and browsing around! Plus I don't feel like I wasted money if I don't enjoy a movie and stop watching (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs sorry!). On the other hand I don't mind buying music, since I basically know the entire song ahead of time, and I don't think I ever buy more than $10 worth of music a month.
- matwood 7y ago
  > That is a good point, I have a harder time deciding if I want to spend $3-4 to rent a movie on Amazon than just pulling up Netflix and browsing around! I'm the opposite. It's easier to spend money on something I'll probably like vs. spending time on something that's likely mediocre. What normally happens is I browse around Netflix watching previews for an hour, get bored, and go do something else.
  - em-bee 7y ago
    i solved this problem by setting a clear goal in what i am interested in. anything that doesn't fit my interest gets discarded easily. i will occasionally watch stuff that doesn't fit my definition, but i never need to search for something because i can always pick from my list. and if the list is empty i will spend an hour deliberately looking for things to add to that list.

by jfim 7y ago

bob_theslob646 7y ago

>Subscribing to a service for $20/mo is a one time decision, whereas figuring out if the show you're about to watch is worth $0.30 gets tiring really quickly. "figuring out if the show you're about to watch is worth $0.30 gets tiring really quickly." This is the biggest problem in the industry that no one wants to talk about. Valuing content aka how much is x show worth. The monthly premiums actually kill or put as strong fixed upper bound on what the content is actually worth. It also brings up another argument on whether or not valuing content ( how much is x show worth) is even worth talking about and talking about how you got your show on x platform because that means 100x more people will see your stuff vs if you are not on x platform.

roland35 7y ago

That is a good point, I have a harder time deciding if I want to spend $3-4 to rent a movie on Amazon than just pulling up Netflix and browsing around! Plus I don't feel like I wasted money if I don't enjoy a movie and stop watching (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs sorry!). On the other hand I don't mind buying music, since I basically know the entire song ahead of time, and I don't think I ever buy more than $10 worth of music a month.

matwood 7y ago
> That is a good point, I have a harder time deciding if I want to spend $3-4 to rent a movie on Amazon than just pulling up Netflix and browsing around! I'm the opposite. It's easier to spend money on something I'll probably like vs. spending time on something that's likely mediocre. What normally happens is I browse around Netflix watching previews for an hour, get bored, and go do something else.
- em-bee 7y ago
  i solved this problem by setting a clear goal in what i am interested in. anything that doesn't fit my interest gets discarded easily. i will occasionally watch stuff that doesn't fit my definition, but i never need to search for something because i can always pick from my list. and if the list is empty i will spend an hour deliberately looking for things to add to that list.