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Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices (finance.yahoo.com)
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Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices::Finding new subscribers in a saturated streaming video market isn't easy. And with legacy media companies desperate to recoup revenue declines in their linear TV businesses, the cost of your monthly plan is likely to keep rising.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to the market. That's how reasonable prices are arrived at. It's this little thing called an economy.

I'm not saying stealing is OK, I'm just being realistic. If you charge $200 a month for Netflix people will steal it. You can get upset and rant all you want, that's reality. People refuse to be charged more and more for the same thing, there is a breaking point.

Also, it's not stealing. This argument has been had and proved false. The large number of people who pirate content are very unlikely to have ever paid for it. It's not stealing vs buying, it's pirating vs never watching. The outcome of pirating or never watching is the same to the creators.

Right now I pay for Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and Sunday pass. I'm paying for plenty. You're just too ruled by your emotions to have an actual conversation, so you make wild assumptions and throw insults instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

According to the market. That's how reasonable prices are arrived at. It's this little thing called an economy.

LOL buddy, you are bypassing the economy. You're just stealing the content. You need to take your own advice because that is not remotely how an economy works.

Also, it's not stealing.

My God, this is the dumbest shit and I can't believe you morons are still peddling this.

The outcome of pirating or never watching is the same to the creators.

Except it's not, at all. And you know it isn't. And there wouldn't be giant megacorporations going after pirates if it was. This is nothing but shitty mental gymnastics you use to justify being a thief.

You're just too ruled by your emotions to have an actual conversation

There's no conversation to be had here. You're just off living in a fictitious reality of your own creation. Have fun with that. Bye.