▲ 637 ▼ Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy! (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago* by trespasser69@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rotten@lemm.ee 125 points 2 years ago (7 children) So don't sign up. Go without. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 84 points 2 years ago and if you're technically capable, self host and share with friends/family. fuck corporate greed permalink fedilink source parent [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I get the sentiment but this is not really an option most of the time if you want to stick with lawful methods. For instance, I cannot watch most movies or TV series these days without a subscription to some service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, how? I mean you'd need to make it legal I feel like. But that's never going to happen and I honestly don't think that's fair either. If piracy is legal, how would content creators actually be paid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 1 point 2 years ago When enough individuals ignore a law, it becomes soft nullified. For example, everyone doing ~30 over the speed limit. Even the cops where I'm from will tailgate you if you're not going fast enough. I salute non-VPN'd torrenters. Thank you for your service. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 84 points 2 years ago and if you're technically capable, self host and share with friends/family. fuck corporate greed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 8 points 2 years ago* (5 children) I get the sentiment but this is not really an option most of the time if you want to stick with lawful methods. For instance, I cannot watch most movies or TV series these days without a subscription to some service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, how? I mean you'd need to make it legal I feel like. But that's never going to happen and I honestly don't think that's fair either. If piracy is legal, how would content creators actually be paid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 1 point 2 years ago When enough individuals ignore a law, it becomes soft nullified. For example, everyone doing ~30 over the speed limit. Even the cops where I'm from will tailgate you if you're not going fast enough. I salute non-VPN'd torrenters. Thank you for your service. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, how? I mean you'd need to make it legal I feel like. But that's never going to happen and I honestly don't think that's fair either. If piracy is legal, how would content creators actually be paid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 1 point 2 years ago When enough individuals ignore a law, it becomes soft nullified. For example, everyone doing ~30 over the speed limit. Even the cops where I'm from will tailgate you if you're not going fast enough. I salute non-VPN'd torrenters. Thank you for your service. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, how? I mean you'd need to make it legal I feel like. But that's never going to happen and I honestly don't think that's fair either. If piracy is legal, how would content creators actually be paid? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 3 points 2 years ago most of the cost of [anything] goes to publishers, not the creators My edit obviously. It does feel like that though. I pay Netflix, not the people making the movie. For games it is at least a bit better - I pay Valve (Steam) and the publisher but at least some of it goes directly to the devs. But it could be better still I suppose. But I'd honestly be okay if we got a Steam-like platform for series and movies where I could buy the ones I want without any subscriptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.org 1 point 2 years ago When enough individuals ignore a law, it becomes soft nullified. For example, everyone doing ~30 over the speed limit. Even the cops where I'm from will tailgate you if you're not going fast enough. I salute non-VPN'd torrenters. Thank you for your service. permalink fedilink source parent