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Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy (www.abc.net.au)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me, it's the decision fatigue. The content is so fragmented across so many services and it's constantly getting worse. The rising costs adds to the fatigue because the fragmentation is less manageable now with all the services raising prices and cracking down on password sharing. I just feel like I have to think about it too much now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I mean, there literally are complex websites created just to help people find and filter for streaming services that serve a movie or a series under what conditions or prices and the results are so fragmented and unsatisfying. Hell, so often a simple classic movie is on none of the streaming services or just on one on which you even then have to pay even if you are paying for a subscription (looking at you, Prime). So what the f, how should I happily decide for a subscription if the next day I have to yet pay for another one just because a effin movie is on another platform? Streaming has become a damn chore.