MakeMKV is a worthy investment. If I can't find it to stream (did you know yt-dlp works on tubi?) I find a copy of the dvd in a $1 bin and make my own digital e

MakeMKV is a worthy investment. If I can't find it to stream (did you know yt-dlp works on tubi?) I find a copy of the dvd in a $1 bin and make my own digital edition. And it also works with new boutique 4k UHD blurays. In Canada, it's hard to find ways to stream a lot of 70s, 80s, 90s studio 'classics' (my standards). Because of legacy licensing arrangements with the big 2 and their spinoffs, not even the studio services carry their own movies. So my options are buy it digitally for $20, rent it for 48 hours for $6, or hit the dollar bins at flea markets, garage sales, and the like. I use the money I save to support film conservators like vinegar syndrome. They've brought me far more compelling releases over the last few years than anything these executives would dream of touching. I've got a backlog longer than I am tall. And if I need to zone out on brain-dead mindless TV, I've got an unlimited amount of it on YT to keep me going. Part of the fun is the hunt for something good to consume. YouTube has made it clear we can pay direct to content creators and cut this executive out of the equation entirely. This is nothing more than the thrashings of a drowning rat.