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This is part of why last year I mostly switched to just borrowing DVDs from my public library. Avoiding ads by not paying seems to do the trick rather nicely. T

This is part of why last year I mostly switched to just borrowing DVDs from my public library. Avoiding ads by not paying seems to do the trick rather nicely. The quality and variety is better than what I can find on any one streaming service, too.

jerf 5d ago
Every year it gets more and more important to learn how to not be sucked in by a small amount of convenience. "Capitalism" has figured out how to abuse your desire for maximum convenience. You need to figure out what your price is for it, and stick to it like glue. The funny thing is the sooner you get off of some particular convenience treadmill the easier it is to stay off.
- bunderbunder 5d ago
  The funny thing is, it may be less convenient but it's also more enjoyable. Endlessly scrolling some algorithmic feed hunting for something to watch can be done without getting off the couch, but it isn't actually fun. Walking to the library with my family to return a stack of books and movies and check out some new stuff is one of the highlights of our weekend. For anyone who's wondering where to start, I'd like to suggest that your library probably has a copy of WALL-E.
eecks 5d ago
Why DVD and not Blu-Ray?
- bunderbunder 5d ago
  They've got those, too, but I didn't feel like paying extra for a Blu-Ray player.
Melatonic 5d ago
I love libraries but DVD are pretty ancient in terms of video quality
dleslie 5d ago
I highly recommend asking if your library has access to Kanopy. It's a video streaming service for libraries, and works on a monthly token system. My local library has access to Kanopy, Libby, and Blackstone. And as a Canadian, I've got CBC gem as well. The available library of films, documentaries, books, and so forth is enormous. All bereft of ads, and mostly bereft of slop.
- persedes 5d ago
  For now at least: https://ninelives.karawynnlong.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries https://ninelives.karawynnlong.com/p/the-coming-enshittifica...
  - dleslie 5d ago
    Ugh. It's never enough, is it? They can't simply be happy making a decent profit and maintaining a reasonable customer relationship. They always have to squeeze, crush, and destroy. Rob every customer, ruin every product, so they can enrich themselves.

jerf 5d ago

Every year it gets more and more important to learn how to not be sucked in by a small amount of convenience. "Capitalism" has figured out how to abuse your desire for maximum convenience. You need to figure out what your price is for it, and stick to it like glue. The funny thing is the sooner you get off of some particular convenience treadmill the easier it is to stay off.

bunderbunder 5d ago
The funny thing is, it may be less convenient but it's also more enjoyable. Endlessly scrolling some algorithmic feed hunting for something to watch can be done without getting off the couch, but it isn't actually fun. Walking to the library with my family to return a stack of books and movies and check out some new stuff is one of the highlights of our weekend. For anyone who's wondering where to start, I'd like to suggest that your library probably has a copy of WALL-E.

eecks 5d ago

Why DVD and not Blu-Ray?

bunderbunder 5d ago
They've got those, too, but I didn't feel like paying extra for a Blu-Ray player.

Melatonic 5d ago

I love libraries but DVD are pretty ancient in terms of video quality

dleslie 5d ago

I highly recommend asking if your library has access to Kanopy. It's a video streaming service for libraries, and works on a monthly token system. My local library has access to Kanopy, Libby, and Blackstone. And as a Canadian, I've got CBC gem as well. The available library of films, documentaries, books, and so forth is enormous. All bereft of ads, and mostly bereft of slop.

persedes 5d ago
For now at least: https://ninelives.karawynnlong.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries https://ninelives.karawynnlong.com/p/the-coming-enshittifica...
- dleslie 5d ago
  Ugh. It's never enough, is it? They can't simply be happy making a decent profit and maintaining a reasonable customer relationship. They always have to squeeze, crush, and destroy. Rob every customer, ruin every product, so they can enrich themselves.