Comment on 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

• Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You’re correct. Theft has nothing to do with the economy.

  Ummm theft, aka shrink, is very much a part of any business.

  It doesn’t matter what they charge when everyone steals it for $0.

  You missed the part where people stop stealing of the price is reasonable. It’s the reason why pirating went way down when Netflix first came out. People are willing to pay, not be taken advantage of.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You missed the part where people stop stealing if the price is reasonable.

    LOL “reasonable” according to whom?

    God the fucking galle you must have to say “ah that’s too expensive to pay for so I’ll just steal it! And if they bring the price back down I’ll totally pay for it out of the kindness of my little heart because I’m just such an ethical person!”

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    • Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨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.

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