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Donjuanme@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

“streaming is worse than cable now” is it though?

I stream for weeks on end without a single ad, watching only what I want. I go to an older person’s house and I hear the same friggin commercial jingles, the same canned studio laughter, and shows that are designed for the stupidest common denominator.

I grew up in the era of Saturday morning cartoons. My brain was liquidified on cereal commercials. I won’t allow cable into my house under any circumstances.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

I stream for weeks on end without a single ad

But that’s now changing. The bottom tiers of many (most?) streaming apps include ads, and it’s not a stretch to think that they’ll include ads on the higher tiers eventually, or just increase prices until people downgrade to ad-supported tiers. Yeah, you can use an ad-blocker, but you could also use a DVR for cable that also filters out ads.

I’m bailing on both and just buying physical media again. I hope that doesn’t die out, but I’m done with paying for subscriptions. We don’t watch a ton, so I’m probably going to save money this way.

I wish we had a streaming equivalent of a DVR, then I might actually want streaming again.

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David_Eight@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

“streaming is worse than cable now” Ironically, pirating has never been easier lol

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- Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Between private torrent trackers and Usenet, pirating has never been easier. I love it!
  
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  - maccentric@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I haven’t had a Usenet provider in over a decade, got any recommendations?
    
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    Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I’m not an expert, but I’ve recently used BulkNews and Fast Usenet and I liked them both. You’ll also need an indexer, personally I like DrunkenSlug, NZBGeek and NinjaCentral, but not all of them have open signups.
    
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TeoTwawki@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Its worse in that to see the content Inwant I neee MULTIPLE subscriptions that add up to more than cables cost …or I can sail the high seas once more. I’ve cancellled everything except amazon because I save enough on shipping to justify it (mostly heavy items)

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