I haven't rerun the analysis but back in the day (ten-to-fifteen+ years ago) it was actually cheaper to subscribe to purchase new digital episodes of series you

I haven't rerun the analysis but back in the day (ten-to-fifteen+ years ago) it was actually cheaper to subscribe to purchase new digital episodes of series you liked on Amazon VOD (at something like $2-$3/episode) rather than to pay for cable. Back then (pre-streaming) TiVo boxes would auto-download the new episodes overnight and poof there they are to watch. We are again getting to the point with subscriptions that just buying whatever content is becoming cost-effective again. The problem is that once I start bothering to hunt to buy something, it's not a lot harder to hunt for $0 versions so ethics becomes the only barrier. How much does it cost to purchase Stranger Things every few years vs pay Netflix monthly?