▲ 82 ▼ The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/movies@piefed.social 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 10 points 1 week ago (6 children) Why enshittify at all? Things don't have to suck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago* (2 children) Because most people's principles goes out the window the moment sticking to them becomes slightly inconvenient so companies are allowed to get away with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I mean... the ads are the inconvenient part, here. (and to a lesser degree, the incorrect movie start times) Even if their morals go out the window, they should still understand that they're being treated like shit and not like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago The inconvenient action here would be to vote with your wallet and stop going to the movies rather than rewarding them for showing ads prior to a movie that you paid to watch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago Well... actually yeah. I was inadvertantly accepting the enshittification. Perhaps my cinema ticket could pay for the movie without also subjecting me to advertising, that'd be even better. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Money. Businesses want money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago They can get money without being shitty. We shouldn't be accepting any kind of norm where vile levels of greed is the expected behavior... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago* (2 children) Because most people's principles goes out the window the moment sticking to them becomes slightly inconvenient so companies are allowed to get away with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I mean... the ads are the inconvenient part, here. (and to a lesser degree, the incorrect movie start times) Even if their morals go out the window, they should still understand that they're being treated like shit and not like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago The inconvenient action here would be to vote with your wallet and stop going to the movies rather than rewarding them for showing ads prior to a movie that you paid to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I mean... the ads are the inconvenient part, here. (and to a lesser degree, the incorrect movie start times) Even if their morals go out the window, they should still understand that they're being treated like shit and not like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago The inconvenient action here would be to vote with your wallet and stop going to the movies rather than rewarding them for showing ads prior to a movie that you paid to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago The inconvenient action here would be to vote with your wallet and stop going to the movies rather than rewarding them for showing ads prior to a movie that you paid to watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago Well... actually yeah. I was inadvertantly accepting the enshittification. Perhaps my cinema ticket could pay for the movie without also subjecting me to advertising, that'd be even better. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Money. Businesses want money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago They can get money without being shitty. We shouldn't be accepting any kind of norm where vile levels of greed is the expected behavior... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spankysalmon@fedinsfw.app 0 points 1 week ago They can get money without being shitty. We shouldn't be accepting any kind of norm where vile levels of greed is the expected behavior... permalink fedilink source parent