Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive
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This 100%.
It has been a weird journey for me, from "Netflix is elevating all of these great comedies!" To Netflix is buying competitors to keep every creator vulnerable.
That said, Dropout, Nebula and Curiosity Stream all seem pretty ethical toward creators. I think the combination of all three costs less than Netflix. (Though I've been on the Netflix boycott for awhile now.)
Also, I can't get over Dropout's ad series encouraging users to share a password to let someone try DropOut. Boss move.
Game changers alone has so much joy in it, I want to give those maniacs money.
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You got it.
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"Well, people are of course free to not use our service even after we gain a monopoly on all entertainment".
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I am genuinely impressed by my local library's collection of DVDs. Rows upon rows upon rows. I just went the other day and was overwhelmed, in a good way.
I still sail the high seas for things I can't find elsewhere, but boy is it nice to pop a free DVD into my Playstation without the hassle of transferring files.
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The fuck they will!
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You can pirate their content, too!
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I'm not sure that's really enshittification. It's not so much a way to deteriorate the service to make money as it is an attempt to accommodate the habits of the viewers. I totally agree that we're getting super bad content that's only mildly entertaining if you're doing 2-3 other things while watching, but that's the demographic they believe they have.
so.. what difference does it make?
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I actually love the "watch free" channels on my TV. It's full of obscure stuff like 1970s gameshows, This Old House episodes, random old weird direct-to-video movies.
fucking axess TV that's just random orchestras half the time
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so.. what difference does it make?
It's just a matter of what it is. The end product is still garbage, but to me enshittification is the process of making the platform worse by one way or another monetising the users, like adding ads and promoting content that while not in the interest of the users will retain them (such as ragebait on Faceboo). In this case they make the content worse because they believe it will attract customers.
