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I think Netflix is coming out as the bad guy here, but it's the whole industry that is broken. They seem to expect every single household to subscribe to 10 dif

I think Netflix is coming out as the bad guy here, but it's the whole industry that is broken. They seem to expect every single household to subscribe to 10 different streaming services. This obviously creates a market for password sharing, and I suspect it will bring a resurgence to piracy. Just as a personal anecdote: I have Netflix, Paramount, HBO Max, TV2 Play, Paramount, Viaplay, Discovery+ and Disney+. And probably some that I'm forgetting. I don't really watch that much TV, and the only way I could justify this was by sharing the accounts with close family. The problem is that we're not in the same household. The moment this stops being a viable option we're likely just going to cancel the subscriptions. You can rent a lot of movies for $150/month. The amount of subscription services are getting out of hand. Even my car has one, and the only value proposition it provides me is not having to connect my phone as a hotspot (which is kind of pain with an iPhone) and real-time traffic data. For $15/month.

lotsofpulp 4y ago
> You can rent a lot of movies for $150/month. So do it. It takes seconds to cancel and subscribe. If you want access to everything all at once, then pay $150 per month. If you cannot afford $150 per month, then spend an extra minute or two per month canceling and subscribing. I find it to be very convenient, and more convenient than it has ever been in my life.
philliphaydon 4y ago
> They seem to expect every single household to subscribe to 10 different streaming services. Oh absolutely, it's frustrating. And whats even more frustrating is that some of those services refuse to have their content on other services but don't provide their service outside of the US. I wanted to watch Dragon Ball Z last week. It's on Funamation and AnimeLab. Well neither of those services are available in Taiwan, so, only option is to pirate it. I want to watch Star Trek - Strange New World. Not available on any service in Taiwan. So I pay for Netflix, Apple TV, Disney+, and PrimeVideo. HBO is available in Taiwan but you need Taiwan credit card... so I can't register with my Singapore card. Paramount, Hulu, not available here. Sometimes I dont mind paying for these services but they don't want my money. But at the same time I'm paying for 4, I don't want to pay for 10. We are at the point of the priacy hat meme. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/bcdlbf/hello_old_friend_oc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/bcdlbf/hello_old_fr...
RhysU 4y ago
I am waiting for cable companies to resurface. Brokers that package a bunch of services together selling a single bundle to the end consumer and negotiating upstream with the many content providers.

lotsofpulp 4y ago

> You can rent a lot of movies for $150/month. So do it. It takes seconds to cancel and subscribe. If you want access to everything all at once, then pay $150 per month. If you cannot afford $150 per month, then spend an extra minute or two per month canceling and subscribing. I find it to be very convenient, and more convenient than it has ever been in my life.

philliphaydon 4y ago

> They seem to expect every single household to subscribe to 10 different streaming services. Oh absolutely, it's frustrating. And whats even more frustrating is that some of those services refuse to have their content on other services but don't provide their service outside of the US. I wanted to watch Dragon Ball Z last week. It's on Funamation and AnimeLab. Well neither of those services are available in Taiwan, so, only option is to pirate it. I want to watch Star Trek - Strange New World. Not available on any service in Taiwan. So I pay for Netflix, Apple TV, Disney+, and PrimeVideo. HBO is available in Taiwan but you need Taiwan credit card... so I can't register with my Singapore card. Paramount, Hulu, not available here. Sometimes I dont mind paying for these services but they don't want my money. But at the same time I'm paying for 4, I don't want to pay for 10. We are at the point of the priacy hat meme. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/bcdlbf/hello_old_friend_oc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/bcdlbf/hello_old_fr...

RhysU 4y ago

I am waiting for cable companies to resurface. Brokers that package a bunch of services together selling a single bundle to the end consumer and negotiating upstream with the many content providers.