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There's also that pesky thing called a conscience that makes people prefer legitimate sources first where possible even if the "watching experience" is inferior
by umvi 2y ago
There's also that pesky thing called a conscience that makes people prefer legitimate sources first where possible even if the "watching experience" is inferior
- mindslight 2y agoIf I was giving money to groups of attorneys so they can lobby for laws to persecute individuals, build locked down computing platforms, and generally work to destroy the open Internet, that would weigh pretty heavily on my conscience.
- robcohen 2y agoPersonally, I have a conscience which informs me not supporting platforms. Why can’t I pay the artist directly, with no middlemen taking a cut? Distribution is easy. Put a QR code which links to some industry website that has crypto wallets for each of the artists involved on a project. I want my money to go to them directly. Until the day where artists start posting their wallet addresses, I’ll keep pirating. The guilds should really get on with being the equivalent of a Patreon.
- philipwhiuk 2y agoWhy a crypto wallet. Why not a normal bank account? What exactly, does crypto help with?
- nozzlegear 2y agoI generally agree with what you’re saying, but in Netflix’s case, much of the stuff that’s actually worth watching is made by none other than Netflix.
- jrflowers 2y agoThis is a good point. I for one will not be watching the movie Atlas until I see bit coin wallet addresses for all 700+ people listed here: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14856980/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14856980/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_...
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- sattoshi 2y agoI just want to watch things without paying 5$ ppv or 100$ in combined subscriptions. Charge me $15/mo to watch what I want and they would have my money forever. I would never torrent again.
- Seattle3503 2y agoThen do something else with your $15 a month. No one is entitled to content at their desired price.
- Retric 2y agoEntitled no, but I don’t pirate and I don’t pay for streaming either because I simply don’t enjoy the product from any of them. If I haven’t watched anything in 3 months the value proposition just isn’t there so I cancel. Any yea I’ve cancelled every service because of that basic formula.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoWhy are you defending monopolies?
- nickff 2y agoOne guy preferred the experience of using my car to getting his own, so he took it. I suppose it was convenient for him, and a lot cheaper than paying anyone, but I did not enjoy it. Many differentiate between goods which are not exclusive, but your argument doesn’t.