It's not the same at all. Insurance protects people financially from unlikely and *undesirable* events they don't want to happen. Nobody in good faith wants t

It's not the same at all. Insurance protects people financially from unlikely and *undesirable* events they don't want to happen. Nobody in good faith wants to get in a car accident or have a medical emergency. Insurance "works" by assuming most people won't have to or want to use it. MoviePass is doing exactly the opposite, though. They're selling a desirable product for much cheaper than normal while paying full price themselves and hoping people won't actually take advantage.