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20+ years now of not watching a single video ad (since the TiVo). I will never ever go back to that insanity. I'm unlikely to hoist the jolly rodger again as my

20+ years now of not watching a single video ad (since the TiVo). I will never ever go back to that insanity. I'm unlikely to hoist the jolly rodger again as my internet connection is tied to my income. Honestly, I know that the day will eventually come when these parasites will eliminate ad-free streaming and ad-blocking on the web. At which point I will raise my middle finger as a flag and tackle my neglected reading list. Obligatory Bill Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0

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AlexandrB 4y ago
Yeah, there's really no way I'm going back to a cable tv style ad hellscape. Before subscription streaming services I bought a lot of physical media so I might go back to that or the digital equivalent.
dont__panic 4y ago
Any reason you wouldn't use a seedbox? I'm strongly considering one since streaming service Balkanization started, and price increases are only making it more tempting. All I have to do is cancel one service to justify it, after all.
- wintermutestwin 4y ago
  You are asking me why I wouldn't pay for a service provided by dubious entities that is primarily used for activities that are illegal?
  - dont__panic 4y ago
    There are a lot of happy seedbox users out there -- I know quite a few. The companies sometimes go belly-up, but it's not like they're doing something truly repugnant like human trafficking or stealing from vulnerable people. They're just running a VM and providing an IP and not asking you any questions about what you're doing.
    - wintermutestwin 4y ago
      No judgement from me. Dumb laws deserve disobedience - cannabis wouldn't have become legalized if people didn't break the law. Personally though, I have decided that I am past the life stage where I wanna practice civil disobedience.

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AlexandrB 4y ago

Yeah, there's really no way I'm going back to a cable tv style ad hellscape. Before subscription streaming services I bought a lot of physical media so I might go back to that or the digital equivalent.

dont__panic 4y ago

Any reason you wouldn't use a seedbox? I'm strongly considering one since streaming service Balkanization started, and price increases are only making it more tempting. All I have to do is cancel one service to justify it, after all.

wintermutestwin 4y ago
You are asking me why I wouldn't pay for a service provided by dubious entities that is primarily used for activities that are illegal?
- dont__panic 4y ago
  There are a lot of happy seedbox users out there -- I know quite a few. The companies sometimes go belly-up, but it's not like they're doing something truly repugnant like human trafficking or stealing from vulnerable people. They're just running a VM and providing an IP and not asking you any questions about what you're doing.
  - wintermutestwin 4y ago
    No judgement from me. Dumb laws deserve disobedience - cannabis wouldn't have become legalized if people didn't break the law. Personally though, I have decided that I am past the life stage where I wanna practice civil disobedience.