Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate
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What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?

Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?::<em>What should I watch? </em>is now a much easier question than <em>How do I watch it?</em>

    • bighatchester@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years 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 .

    • cmhe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      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.

        • OrteilGenou@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Good question. Not OP. I think there’s a better chance of independent films being shared on free platforms than the government doing a better job at providing an equitable solution. I’m sure there are models out there that would apply to filmmaking that could replicate the success of say, Mark Normand releasing a special on YouTube instead of going with a paid app. Every actor, key grip, gopher, director, producer, etc. gets a percentage of advertising revenue forever. I’m sure there are flaws with that, but something like that.