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I wouldn't, but when providers are randomly removing shows and movies it's really annoying. For example Netflix just removed Rick and Morty in 16 countries and

I wouldn't, but when providers are randomly removing shows and movies it's really annoying. For example Netflix just removed Rick and Morty in 16 countries and a few more pending. Should I just subscribe to another provider because of that, jump between apps or rely on a good old and convenient technology which has everything (torrent)?

prmoustache 4y ago
You can do n months on one service, m other months on another. Especially when talking about series with seasons. I don't usually mix series and follow one at a time It can take me a 2 weeks to a month watching a season, why would I be paying for another service at the same time?
- tiborsaas 4y ago
  Rick and Morty is good for a quick relax for 20 min after dinner, another might be good for thrills for longer time, how about a documentary the next day? It's easy to pick shows that match my interests and fits my taste, but they are scattered across platforms if they are available at all. Unsubbing for shows feels wrong. What if I just want to watch a pilot? I'm not that calculated to manage my subscriptions based on a schedule. What if friends come over? Sorry, no Netflix since yesterday :)
  - prmoustache 4y ago
    That is mild inconvenience. I would tend to say that if you watch shows on a daily basis you are probably in an addiction pattern. You can always use your friend's netflix account if they have it. By showing netflix content to people outside of your household you are already breaching terms of use anyway.
    - tiborsaas 4y ago
      I'm easily annoyed with mild inconveniences, people on HN are already furious for closing an email newsletter modal. I feel managing subscriptions, entering CC details is a lot of hassle. LOL, watching a 50min show daily is addiction? I highly doubt any therapist would back you with this. Breaching terms for watching a random movie with a group of friends? Probably there's a bullshit clause for that, but here comes LOL#2. Crap like that was always on rented content since the VHS age, nobody cares and nobody enforces it :)
      - prmoustache 4y ago
        >. Crap like that was always on rented content since the VHS age, nobody cares and nobody enforces it :) Which is exactly why I say that you can uae your friend's account if they visit you and you agree on watching something you do not currently have access to.
        tiborsaas 4y ago
        Right, but kinda awkward in romantic settings :)
- slothtrop 4y ago
  Add to this, you can also rent/buy through some services (usually big tech). It might seem steep, but if you're paying $10/mo for streaming with barely anything you want to watch, one-time payment of $5-8 for a film maybe once a month isn't bad. TV seasons are overpriced but I think of it the same way, at one episode per week. That used to be the norm before streaming allowed "binging". Occasionally some content is only available through streaming in which case I burn through what I want and cancel.

prmoustache 4y ago

You can do n months on one service, m other months on another. Especially when talking about series with seasons. I don't usually mix series and follow one at a time It can take me a 2 weeks to a month watching a season, why would I be paying for another service at the same time?

tiborsaas 4y ago
Rick and Morty is good for a quick relax for 20 min after dinner, another might be good for thrills for longer time, how about a documentary the next day? It's easy to pick shows that match my interests and fits my taste, but they are scattered across platforms if they are available at all. Unsubbing for shows feels wrong. What if I just want to watch a pilot? I'm not that calculated to manage my subscriptions based on a schedule. What if friends come over? Sorry, no Netflix since yesterday :)
- prmoustache 4y ago
  That is mild inconvenience. I would tend to say that if you watch shows on a daily basis you are probably in an addiction pattern. You can always use your friend's netflix account if they have it. By showing netflix content to people outside of your household you are already breaching terms of use anyway.
  - tiborsaas 4y ago
    I'm easily annoyed with mild inconveniences, people on HN are already furious for closing an email newsletter modal. I feel managing subscriptions, entering CC details is a lot of hassle. LOL, watching a 50min show daily is addiction? I highly doubt any therapist would back you with this. Breaching terms for watching a random movie with a group of friends? Probably there's a bullshit clause for that, but here comes LOL#2. Crap like that was always on rented content since the VHS age, nobody cares and nobody enforces it :)
    - prmoustache 4y ago
      >. Crap like that was always on rented content since the VHS age, nobody cares and nobody enforces it :) Which is exactly why I say that you can uae your friend's account if they visit you and you agree on watching something you do not currently have access to.
      - tiborsaas 4y ago
        Right, but kinda awkward in romantic settings :)
slothtrop 4y ago
Add to this, you can also rent/buy through some services (usually big tech). It might seem steep, but if you're paying $10/mo for streaming with barely anything you want to watch, one-time payment of $5-8 for a film maybe once a month isn't bad. TV seasons are overpriced but I think of it the same way, at one episode per week. That used to be the norm before streaming allowed "binging". Occasionally some content is only available through streaming in which case I burn through what I want and cancel.