knfrmity comments on Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap.

[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Streaming is expensive if you want to watch all the things. Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, HBO, Disney, Apple, and who knows what else I'm missing all have original series and if you want to see something from each service you would have to subscribe to each service.

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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

What idiot is using all of those services simultaneously though? At that point you either pirate or choose one or two services to use for the month. You can’t watch them all at once anyway. If you’re buying all of them, then that’s on you at that point.

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[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

so many people do this because they sign up for a 3 month trial or whatever and just end up paying for the shit because there's a show or whatever on each service they like so they just keep paying

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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It’s a predatory practice, but that feels like it’s more on the consumer at that point. If you blow your money on pointless stuff like that, or forget to cancel your subscriptions, then you are not responsible with your money.

Do people not check their bank statements at the end of the month?

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[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago

Same goes for cable. Of course you can do the minimum, but then you're missing out on things which are heavily advertised, things your friends are talking about, etc. Of course you don't have to but a lot of people are swayed by that.

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