Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood’s New Villains
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Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees.
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So every movie/show for less than $50/year + time spent setting up arrs lol

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Even that cost and arrs aren’t strictly necessary. For those who like to binge their shows, most of them get a “complete” version on most good torrent sites once they’re done releasing (let’s not get started on the cousin-fucking yeehaw lissencephalic level of thinking it takes to release streamed shows weekly). Download those, watch them, preserve what you think you’ll rewatch in the future then delete the rest. So long as your machine has a good few terrabytes it’ll last some time.

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Yeah I referred to usenet by default that’s why the cost 😅

DebatableRaccoon
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Fair. I’d assumed it was a rough amount for the electricity bill increase for running a home server

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Honestly, this assumes that the content is even worth that. The older I get, the more conscious I am that my time left is constantly shrinking. Do I really wanna spend 3 hours watching a shitty movie? Do I really wanna spend 6-12 hours watching a shitty season of a shitty show? Nah, I’d rather enjoy an active activity than passively pass the time. I’ll pay a little for the little amount of content I care about at a time to be presented in a convenient way. I’m probably not gonna pirate until they make it impossible to cycle between services, and I’m sure that’s coming within a few years. Get ready for 2 year contracts for Netflix, $8/month (“for the first 6 months” in tiny print).

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I think I’m too young and naive to think like that haha

@MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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For now. My knees and back ache, I don’t understand a lot of new slang and memes, I have pairs of “good socks”, and it’ll all happen to you one day too.

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Thanks grandpa! I’m kidding I’m kidding, I know, my time will come, not looking forward to it

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