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Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it? (www.theatlantic.com)

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[-] eee@lemm.ee 51 points 9 months ago

Piracy

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[-] kambusha@feddit.ch 32 points 9 months ago

The sad thing is that people would pay if it just wasn't so frustrating. I remember coming home from a NYE 10yrs ago or so, and had made up my mind to watch the latest season of Vikings. I was ready to pay for it, and there literally was no legal way for me to get it. So I sailed the high seas.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Wait... You're telling me people will pay for quality service and convenience? That's crazy! My earth is shattered.

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 22 points 9 months ago

The streaming services have managed to completely forget their business model of being marginally more convenient than piracy.

As for me, though, I'll start ripping my DVDs. I'll sail the high seas when I have to, but I'd may as well get hard copies of my favourite films and TV shows.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Until Disney decides it better to quit the physical market (they did it already in one region)

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

And that's where the piracy comes in. How do you think I've been watching The Owl House?

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

By subscribing to D+, surrendering your soul, finding out that it's unavailable in your region, trying to import the BD/DVD, failing because of import tax or shipping not offered to that region and then dusting of the good black hat and saying Arrr matey?

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Almost. I tried t' get it on DVD, but one o' th' sellers were bein' based in China, and th' other were bein' a "large retailer" operatin' out o' a garage in London, and not th' nice part. I had already been piratin', but I thought I'd try t' get it legitimately t' support th' people who worked on th' show. Aarrr! Few movies and series be good enough t' earn that, in me book.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

'They could not live with their own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." -- Piracy

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