Gabe said it best! "The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It's by giving those people a service that's better than what they're receiving from the pirates."

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've dropped something like 5 services in the last year and a half no the last year, due to the declining quality of their offerings, both in user interface, user experience, and content. EDIT: And price hikes!

[–] jaykay@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So every movie/show for less than $50/year + time spent setting up arrs lol

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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).

[–] jaykay@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] jaykay@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] jaykay@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 10 months ago

In fact the easier option is anti-piracy technology. As shown by the continued investment in various DRM vendor offerings. Competing on service quality is very hard.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

If they can't make money while they're charging us, how are the pirates so good at it?