5 ms·

> The existence of infinite accessible libraries of content If only that were true, I'd be actually be happy to subscribe to them. I've realized that streaming

by shaan7 4y ago

> The existence of infinite accessible libraries of content If only that were true, I'd be actually be happy to subscribe to them. I've realized that streaming services are only useful if your problem is "I need entertainment, find me something nice to watch", but mostly useless if you have a specific title to watch. Majority of the time there is no streaming service that offers the titles I want to watch.

prmoustache 4y ago
Exactly my experience. Always start with a conversation... "you have never seen that movie ? let's play it" "wait I don't see it on netflix, neither on prime or disney or...I should have bought the vhs/DVD/blueray at the time." Not sure if you can find most +2y old movies on torrent platforms, last time I checked I couldn't find what I was looking for. I lament the death of local videoclubs where you could rent movies from any decade.
- herbst 4y ago
  It depends on where you live. In German countries we have plenty of streaming sites (usually not torrents but semi direct downloads) of the 10 sites I visit regularly they all have a WAY bigger library than Netflix and Disney combined. In fact I am always disappointed how small they libraries actually are as I am used to something else.
  - ChuckNorris89 4y ago
    In Germany, scummy lawyers spy on your internet traffic with the help of your ISP and send you letters with fines on behalf of small creators like Disney, Warner Bros, BMG, Sony, Universal, etc. if you torrent any of their IP. Not exactly a model I wish to be followed by other countries.
    - FeepingCreature 4y ago
      The fine structure is different for piracy where you download vs piracy where you upload. You'll practically never get in trouble for the former, because the return on investment is not worth the cost of labor.
- dingleberry420 4y ago
  > Not sure if you can find most +2y old movies on torrent platforms, last time I checked I couldn't find what I was looking for You absolutely can. Just maybe not on the public trackers.
- executesorder66 4y ago
  I have a netflix subscription, as well as a showmax subscription (local streaming service which has a lot of local stuff, as well as a bunch of international stuff including almost all of HBO's stuff) if there's something that's not on one of those, then I just torrent it. I don't give a crap. If people don't want to make their stuff accessible then I will immediately torrent it and they can lose out on the revenue. (I'm not gonna subscribe to every streaming service there is) I can find torrents for anything I like, it's really easy. I guess if you don't do it often, you don't know where to look. But piratebay is still up and a good start.

by shaan7 4y ago

prmoustache 4y ago

Exactly my experience. Always start with a conversation... "you have never seen that movie ? let's play it" "wait I don't see it on netflix, neither on prime or disney or...I should have bought the vhs/DVD/blueray at the time." Not sure if you can find most +2y old movies on torrent platforms, last time I checked I couldn't find what I was looking for. I lament the death of local videoclubs where you could rent movies from any decade.

herbst 4y ago
It depends on where you live. In German countries we have plenty of streaming sites (usually not torrents but semi direct downloads) of the 10 sites I visit regularly they all have a WAY bigger library than Netflix and Disney combined. In fact I am always disappointed how small they libraries actually are as I am used to something else.
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  In Germany, scummy lawyers spy on your internet traffic with the help of your ISP and send you letters with fines on behalf of small creators like Disney, Warner Bros, BMG, Sony, Universal, etc. if you torrent any of their IP. Not exactly a model I wish to be followed by other countries.
  - FeepingCreature 4y ago
    The fine structure is different for piracy where you download vs piracy where you upload. You'll practically never get in trouble for the former, because the return on investment is not worth the cost of labor.
dingleberry420 4y ago
> Not sure if you can find most +2y old movies on torrent platforms, last time I checked I couldn't find what I was looking for You absolutely can. Just maybe not on the public trackers.
executesorder66 4y ago
I have a netflix subscription, as well as a showmax subscription (local streaming service which has a lot of local stuff, as well as a bunch of international stuff including almost all of HBO's stuff) if there's something that's not on one of those, then I just torrent it. I don't give a crap. If people don't want to make their stuff accessible then I will immediately torrent it and they can lose out on the revenue. (I'm not gonna subscribe to every streaming service there is) I can find torrents for anything I like, it's really easy. I guess if you don't do it often, you don't know where to look. But piratebay is still up and a good start.