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Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy! (www.youtube.com)

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[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

I chatted with my uncle recently, and he told me about a movie from 2006. I asked where to watch it, he said you can watch it free on YouTube. Stop by my parents house, we decide to watch movie. It was 1 hour and 30 minutes, Runtime. There was 3 minute ads every 10 minutes. The movie was good, but heavily dampered by ADS. To the point you would start to get invested and zone into the movie. Then BAM ADS, the only other option was to buy the movie for $4 on prime or pay for a hulu subscription.

I know subscriptions are stupid and i agree, but its just so infuriating! Pay $7.89 for streaming service which may or may not have the thing you want to watch. For it to most likely to be on streaming service B. Or you go buy the DVD assuming you can. Which now you own a movie that may be CRAP.

You just cant ethically win :/

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IMO: Pirate it guilt-free without a second thought. If you enjoy it, and deem it worthy of a rewatch - then buy the DVD/Blu-Ray.

Then rip a quality copy of it, and delete the previously downloaded one.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Then seed HQ version to give back ;)

NOTE: DON'T DO THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

How did you have the patience for that? Is immediately nope out

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Thing is, corporations twist ethics so when we obey we lose and when they fuck us over they win

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

When movies were on cable they'd at least edit the movie to fit between ad breaks. Modern streaming services have no concern for the content, and will just drop an ad wherever.

[–] M600@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish so much that I could browse what’s on a streaming site before signing up.

[–] Apalacrypto@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can!

Www.justwatch.com

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But spoiler: Everything you want is spread across about 5 services, and there's gaps in it anyway.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

..or it’s available on the service you subscribe to, but not in your region.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

Or it is available in your region, but you have to pay for it anyway.