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> I still cannot understand why I paid to get a specific streaming service (Sportsnet) and had to sit through Wayne Gretzsky ruining his legacy by selling sport

> I still cannot understand why I paid to get a specific streaming service (Sportsnet) and had to sit through Wayne Gretzsky ruining his legacy by selling sports gambling to my 3 children. Why did they do it? Money. They wanted more money and you wouldn't stop watching your sport. It's not a surprise. If given the option, people will actively shop to get the best bang for their buck. Given two options, they will opt for the one that gets them the most of what they value. Why did you do it? Because you valued your viewing habits over other things. It's all really simple.

paulddraper 3y ago
How much do I have to pay them to not?
- joeythedolphin 3y ago
  I had to turn off the sports. Used to love NHL (and TV), but it was not worth the dark destructive undercurrent in my life. It really robbed me of happiness and potential. It became much easier just to turn hockey off. If a service does not have an ad-free version, it is simply not available to me.
  - jbm 3y ago
    The irony is that, in Japan, the NHL offered a service with no advertising for a fair price. I assume making a decent return off a large number of people is of less importance than fleecing true fans. I used to think the Japanese baseball league was insanely commercial due to it using corporate sponsor names instead of the city name (Hanshin Tigers, Yomiuri Giants, etc..) but in retrospect, the commercialization was only skin deep while the NHL is completely and unapologetically corrupted.
  - 8note 3y ago
    Local sports is a good option - to see it in person Lesser leagues are more fun anyways
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  Stop paying them anything. Get everyone you can to stop paying them anything. The transphobic fiasco with bud light made it pretty clear that boycotts WORK, if only we had the balls to do them, and maybe endure minuscule """suffering""" to continue them.
- teddyh 3y ago
  You can’t. To believe that everything has to have some sort of grass root, personal choice-based solution, is a fallacy¹. You could not boycott your way out of Standard Oil. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36031458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36031458
jbm 3y ago
Actually I cancelled it after a month. I had moved from Tokyo back to Canada and didn't realize how far things had gone. Your point stands in general.

paulddraper 3y ago

How much do I have to pay them to not?

joeythedolphin 3y ago
I had to turn off the sports. Used to love NHL (and TV), but it was not worth the dark destructive undercurrent in my life. It really robbed me of happiness and potential. It became much easier just to turn hockey off. If a service does not have an ad-free version, it is simply not available to me.
- jbm 3y ago
  The irony is that, in Japan, the NHL offered a service with no advertising for a fair price. I assume making a decent return off a large number of people is of less importance than fleecing true fans. I used to think the Japanese baseball league was insanely commercial due to it using corporate sponsor names instead of the city name (Hanshin Tigers, Yomiuri Giants, etc..) but in retrospect, the commercialization was only skin deep while the NHL is completely and unapologetically corrupted.
- 8note 3y ago
  Local sports is a good option - to see it in person Lesser leagues are more fun anyways
mrguyorama 3y ago
Stop paying them anything. Get everyone you can to stop paying them anything. The transphobic fiasco with bud light made it pretty clear that boycotts WORK, if only we had the balls to do them, and maybe endure minuscule """suffering""" to continue them.
teddyh 3y ago
You can’t. To believe that everything has to have some sort of grass root, personal choice-based solution, is a fallacy¹. You could not boycott your way out of Standard Oil. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36031458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36031458

jbm 3y ago

Actually I cancelled it after a month. I had moved from Tokyo back to Canada and didn't realize how far things had gone. Your point stands in general.