Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.
this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2023
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IMHO admiring Disney is one of the most cringe things an adult can do. It's even worse than admiring apple because apple does toys for adults but to love Disney one has to be brainwashed as a child and never manage to get out of it. Fortunately I grew up in a communist country so I didn't see any Disney as a child and when I finally did I was like 'meh'. People follow Disney and Marvel because the content is simple and there's a lot of it so there's always something to consume. It's like McDonalds: there's no real value in it but it fills in the void inside you. The fact that Disney and Marvel have such a huge following show how empty our society had become. People don't think any more, they just consume.
We're very aligned, good to meet you. I also don't do fandom's and avoid mindless consumption, brands and general marketing. Honestly struggle to witness people slowly falling for the trap though, like watching rodents fling themselves into the mouse trap. But we're nearing the end of capitalism, moving to tech feudalism. Fun time ahead