For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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  • @vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    281 year ago

    The reason I buy games is because pirating them is more trouble than just paying for them.

    Now with video streaming, the value add was that I didn’t even need to have to go search for something, it was just all there for a small fee.

    Now for that fee, I still have to search for stuff (klwhich streaming service is it on in the first place), juggle subscriptions, and also, in some cases, have to watch ads. Why would I do that when the old ways of the sea are more convenient again?