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Netflix adds 13.1 million subscribers, tops revenue estimates (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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This is so strange to me. I guess people enjoy being ripped off and getting less and less value for their money.

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[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Same here. I set up a Servarr stack and showed everyone in my house how to use Jellyseer to pick shows. I set up Jellyfin on all of their devices as well as the common TV. It works wonderfully well and they can download anything.

So what do I see when I look over their shoulder to see what they're using? Netflix and Prime Video. SMH.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup, happens every time. Even with everything working and that my wife can pick her own shows to automatically download, I think it's the waiting that does it, because God forbid you have to wait 5-10 minutes. Also too, I can see the appeal in browsing someone else's library and watching something on a whim.

[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and I think there is some inertia and cognitive load at play. Going to Jellyseer to find a show, figuring out what's good, committing to the download, waiting for the download and then switching over to Jellyfin is a bit more cognitively involved than the basically mindless browsing you can do on Netflix. I see it with my kids with Tiktok as well. Tiktok looks even more passive with the algorithm just feeding you non-stop, constantly varying content.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Agreed. I'm not really one for much TV or movies anymore, though when I am, I know exactly what I want to watch. I also tend to watch things I've already seen before as background while I'm doing something else. But I know there are plenty of people that when they get home, they just want to zone out, and that mindless browsing, plus content they've never seen before available instantly certainly could have that appeal.