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dmention7@lemm.ee 4 days agoHonestly, I get it. If you have a relatively small stash of media, say a couple TB worth, you can pretty easily say "well I watched this movie, so I’ll delete it and make room for the next. When you get into the 10’s of TB range, the mindset has switched from it being a dynamic, temporary library to a repository. And it becomes easier just to plug in another 10-20TB drive occasionally, rather than trying to curate thousands of movies and shows.
I can see both sides though. There’s definitely something to be said for being deliberate about the media you consume–and therefore only needing enough storage for your immediate viewing plans. I’m not quite into the 100TB range with my library, but I definitely have moments where I feel like having so many options makes any given option seem less appealing.
MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I’ve almost entirely ditched streaming because of my library. Only service I still subscribe to is crunchyroll. I also run a plex server and share access with my family, so it’s got its uses. Its not just me watching all of it. But I’m probably adding around 5 movies/tv shows to my server almost every day. The threat of ever dwindling disk space looms large.
dmention7@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Same here. I initially had high hopes that my family would take advantage, but apparently my parents would rather bug my siblings monthly for their Hulu/Netflix/Max/Disney+/Prime logins than install Plex or Jellyfin lol.
MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 4 days ago
one day you will get to move out and then you can build any kind of server you want
dmention7@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I’ve been moved out for 25 years 😂
I just hoped that my family would take advantage of me offering up my server for them to stream from.