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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is inevitable, every industry grows to destroy itself through contradictions. It is just annoying how fast this business model took to do it.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago

Have to keep the profits increasing every quarter, otherwise shareholders will sell and buy your competitors and line go down. The article talks a little about how a lot of the streaming platforms have raised prices this year since right now shareholders want to see more profit instead of growth with interest rates up.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

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