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This seems like a reasonable middle ground. I'm almost embarrassed at the number of people sharing my password. I hope Netflix can survive their dwindling subs

This seems like a reasonable middle ground. I'm almost embarrassed at the number of people sharing my password. I hope Netflix can survive their dwindling subscriber growth. They were the ones who kicked off the streaming era, and they've continually put out great original content. They've certainly made some missteps (cancelling great series and overpaying for content) but TV would be worse without them.

hammyhavoc 4y ago
I don't know if I'd use "continually" versus "throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks". But yes, cancellation is all a part of that model of content creation and curation.
ceeplusplus 4y ago
TV would definitely be worse without streaming. That being said, their recent content has been absolute garbage. Contrived writing, poor directing, and it feels like everything is social justice tinged. Can't say the same about HBO. Euphoria has a lot of the same themes around sexuality, race, etc. but they're tastefully written rather than forced in because some director needed to fill their DEI quota. Their moat used to be the streaming platform. Now everyone else has copied it, so content is king.
- ugjka 4y ago
  Someone shares their Netflix with me, the only thing I watched in last 3 months was Jackass 4.5. If I browse, everything there is B or C class content. If I lose access, I lost nothing
- superb-owl 4y ago
  > social justice tinged Check out the Dave Chappelle controversy. Likely that will change your opinion of Netflix as a PC-obsessed company.
dannyphantom 4y ago
> I hope Netflix can survive their dwindling subscriber growth. They were the ones who kicked off the streaming era Totally agree that they kicked off the streaming area; and with those missteps, have provided ample source material in which competitors can improve on. They have successfully captured as much market as one could reasonably expect and it would be good for the market if they had an contender in the space. Personally, I think users should be able to pass around their passwords as much as they want. Netflix can't lose revenue if it was never going to be bought by the party using the password anyway. I understand account restrictions and the terms of use can explicitly outline that it is not allowed; but I'm paying for your service, I'll use it how I want, respectfully.
- snoopy_telex 4y ago
  There is a cost associated with the providing of the streaming, so it’s not entirely neutral to Netflix to have never subscribers using the service.
LordAtlas 4y ago
> They were the ones who kicked off the streaming era, and they've continually put out great original content. Agree with the first bit, but now their content is the text definition of Sturgeon's Law.

hammyhavoc 4y ago

I don't know if I'd use "continually" versus "throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks". But yes, cancellation is all a part of that model of content creation and curation.

ceeplusplus 4y ago

TV would definitely be worse without streaming. That being said, their recent content has been absolute garbage. Contrived writing, poor directing, and it feels like everything is social justice tinged. Can't say the same about HBO. Euphoria has a lot of the same themes around sexuality, race, etc. but they're tastefully written rather than forced in because some director needed to fill their DEI quota. Their moat used to be the streaming platform. Now everyone else has copied it, so content is king.

ugjka 4y ago
Someone shares their Netflix with me, the only thing I watched in last 3 months was Jackass 4.5. If I browse, everything there is B or C class content. If I lose access, I lost nothing
superb-owl 4y ago
> social justice tinged Check out the Dave Chappelle controversy. Likely that will change your opinion of Netflix as a PC-obsessed company.

dannyphantom 4y ago

> I hope Netflix can survive their dwindling subscriber growth. They were the ones who kicked off the streaming era Totally agree that they kicked off the streaming area; and with those missteps, have provided ample source material in which competitors can improve on. They have successfully captured as much market as one could reasonably expect and it would be good for the market if they had an contender in the space. Personally, I think users should be able to pass around their passwords as much as they want. Netflix can't lose revenue if it was never going to be bought by the party using the password anyway. I understand account restrictions and the terms of use can explicitly outline that it is not allowed; but I'm paying for your service, I'll use it how I want, respectfully.

snoopy_telex 4y ago
There is a cost associated with the providing of the streaming, so it’s not entirely neutral to Netflix to have never subscribers using the service.

LordAtlas 4y ago

> They were the ones who kicked off the streaming era, and they've continually put out great original content. Agree with the first bit, but now their content is the text definition of Sturgeon's Law.