If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Pulp Fiction
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Reservoir dogs
Jackie Brown
La Grande Vadrouille ← good for learning French.. must be seen over and over
La Folie des Grandeurs ← also for learning French
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.
Just pirate stuff and donate money to artists you believe deserve the money. That way the artists get more, you pay less, plus you get to distribute it in a way you think is fair rather than as capitalism demands.
Streaming services are not something you have to pay for every month like food, or water. And there are plenty of online alternatives. If it’s getting shitty, then stop paying for it and let it rot.
But when there is a household w/3+ people, there is always someone who cannot resist playing the spineless pushover. Granny and gramps are living out their last decade; they will be damned if they give up convenient entertainment in their last stretch.
So when one person in the household insists on these shitty overpriced subscriptions, then what? You can probably rightfully get the boot licker to pay the whole bill, but then do they have to watch alone? Or do others in the household freeload? It must be awkward in a lot of situations.
5 Comments
RustlingLeaves@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 209d
Honestly, at this point? Just sell us the files DRM-Free. It's that or piracy.
Streaming is the worst thing, it's paying for something you'll never truly own.
activistPnk@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 208d
Factors I care about w/shows and films:
✅ no tracking
✅ no ads
✅ cheap
❌ ownership
If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 208d
Just pirate stuff and donate money to artists you believe deserve the money. That way the artists get more, you pay less, plus you get to distribute it in a way you think is fair rather than as capitalism demands.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 209d
Tip: You don’t have to buy it.
Streaming services are not something you have to pay for every month like food, or water. And there are plenty of online alternatives. If it’s getting shitty, then stop paying for it and let it rot.
activistPnk@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 201d
I’m with you. Works great for those living alone.
But when there is a household w/3+ people, there is always someone who cannot resist playing the spineless pushover. Granny and gramps are living out their last decade; they will be damned if they give up convenient entertainment in their last stretch.
So when one person in the household insists on these shitty overpriced subscriptions, then what? You can probably rightfully get the boot licker to pay the whole bill, but then do they have to watch alone? Or do others in the household freeload? It must be awkward in a lot of situations.