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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?::What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is there any reason to not pirate the movies?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you are ok with the hassle, the risk and possible consequences, then do whatever you want.

But this is not a fix to the issue broadly, and just boycotting stuff will most likely not work as well, to change the situation.

The only effective way would be changes in law and government incentives. So instead start being politically active and push for these changes there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

hassle? what's easier then search, click and play

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'm with you my Plex Library is growing alot lately. I'm not paying for 10 different streaming services. I limit myself to one and anything else not on it is getting downloaded. At lot of the movies I have I have also paid to see in theaters. Some even more than once like across the spider verse and the barbie movie .

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

On a macro scale, they'll stop making those movies if they aren't financially viable. Cheap lowest common denominator shit will be all we get.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I mean the streaming services will keep increasing their prices and actors / staff will see less profit as a result of lack of active users..