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I don't think I watch anything that even has TV ads anymore. Live sports probably are the only thing. Netflix Plex Prime Disney Plus YouTube (I guess they

I don't think I watch anything that even has TV ads anymore. Live sports probably are the only thing. Netflix Plex Prime Disney Plus YouTube (I guess they have ads but not the same) Mobile game ads on the other hand... Urgh.

listenallyall 5y ago
It's not a flex when you "avoid ads" (which you don't, what are the Netflix/Prime/Disney etc home pages except ads for more tv consumption) by committing to $60 per month of streaming.
- cookie_monsta 5y ago
  Sure it's a flex. Avoiding ads isn't about saving money, it's about not having vacuous nonsense pumped into your brain uninvited.
  - listenallyall 5y ago
    Lol... look at me, I'm an independent thinker who isn't subject to corporate influence of "vacuous nonsense"! Well, except for Google, Amazon, Disney and Netflix. Can you comprehend how ridiculous you sound?
    - cookie_monsta 5y ago
      Not sure where to start on this one. a) there's some quality content on Netflix, Amazon, Disney. Even youtube has hidden gems, although you definitely have to dig or be in the know. If you choose to watch vacuous nonsense on n those platforms, that's your choice b) and related is that the key word you left out there was "uninvited". I'm quite happy to watch vacuous nonsense when I choose. Sometimes that's what I'm in the mood for. It feels different when it's rammed down your throat Basically, you're conflating two separate but often adjacent things - mainstream content and corporate advertising. The whole point of streaming is that you can have the first without having the second which is kind of unprecedented in recent entertainment history. If your meta-point was to prove how cool you are because you eschew the mainstream then... congrats?
- ghaff 5y ago
  I rather like previews/trailers as long as there aren't too many of them. Paying to avoid ads and get more interesting programming seems like a perfectly valid flex. I'd probably do it more broadly if I could. Content costs money to produce. Someone has to pay for it somehow. And I pay less for streaming today than I paid for my cable TV subscription.

listenallyall 5y ago

It's not a flex when you "avoid ads" (which you don't, what are the Netflix/Prime/Disney etc home pages except ads for more tv consumption) by committing to $60 per month of streaming.

cookie_monsta 5y ago
Sure it's a flex. Avoiding ads isn't about saving money, it's about not having vacuous nonsense pumped into your brain uninvited.
- listenallyall 5y ago
  Lol... look at me, I'm an independent thinker who isn't subject to corporate influence of "vacuous nonsense"! Well, except for Google, Amazon, Disney and Netflix. Can you comprehend how ridiculous you sound?
  - cookie_monsta 5y ago
    Not sure where to start on this one. a) there's some quality content on Netflix, Amazon, Disney. Even youtube has hidden gems, although you definitely have to dig or be in the know. If you choose to watch vacuous nonsense on n those platforms, that's your choice b) and related is that the key word you left out there was "uninvited". I'm quite happy to watch vacuous nonsense when I choose. Sometimes that's what I'm in the mood for. It feels different when it's rammed down your throat Basically, you're conflating two separate but often adjacent things - mainstream content and corporate advertising. The whole point of streaming is that you can have the first without having the second which is kind of unprecedented in recent entertainment history. If your meta-point was to prove how cool you are because you eschew the mainstream then... congrats?
ghaff 5y ago
I rather like previews/trailers as long as there aren't too many of them. Paying to avoid ads and get more interesting programming seems like a perfectly valid flex. I'd probably do it more broadly if I could. Content costs money to produce. Someone has to pay for it somehow. And I pay less for streaming today than I paid for my cable TV subscription.