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It's not that simple, people do not buy each TV episode or movie they watch. They subscribe to a small number of streaming services which decide what content to
by arghwhat 2y ago
It's not that simple, people do not buy each TV episode or movie they watch. They subscribe to a small number of streaming services which decide what content to produce and/or acquire.
The only reasonable way for someone to pay for a particular type of content is either: 1. Subscribe to a major provider that has it in their library (e.g., "I want to watch some anime, and Netflix has some anime"), 2. Subscribe to a special-purpose provider for just this content ("I want to watch a lot of anime, enough to justify having crunchyroll beside netflix").
What happens is that people shop amongst the big ones, and just do away with content they do not offer. Unless people want to protest/boycott providers, there is no way to vote with your money on products they are not offered, nor does it work if the products are extremely inconvenient or financially unsound.