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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Drink a verification can to continue

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I will never get tired of this one. "I have to dance for it"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Do they stop letting you watch the show if you get it wrong? What purpose does this serve other than pissing people off

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it happens to me I’ll immediately cancel and pirate over i2p just to spite them.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the correct response.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

If I value a show/movie enough I’ll purchase it then rip the Blu-ray, but if it’s a show that’s only watchable by legal means over ad-supported streaming then fuck ‘em.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why wait for it to happen to you personally?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don’t really like the shit quality associated with pirating online; I resort to renting Blu-rays and dumping them to my NAS.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I don’t really like the shit quality associated with pirating online…

Then you’re not pirating the right stuff…..

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

…..

So edgy.

Yeah no, audio is easy because FLAC is everywhere but Blu-ray rips and the like are 99% of the time re-encoded and look like shit. Give me the BDMV or GTFO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It's easy enough to find bluray repacks though?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You need to give USENET a try.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have no idea if this is the case since I don't use Hulu, but I'm guessing if you pick the wrong one they could make you watch another segment of the ad with the right answer to help correct you or something.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Drink a verification can to continue

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Some dick head came up with an idea and some high up numpty liked it so no one dared to say no?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I’ve never understood why people use Hulu out of all the streaming services.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Futurama, It's Always Sunny, Letterkenny. Basically all my go to shows.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Because families get it for Disney+ to let Moana/Spiderman/Elsa babysit their kids during the day and figure "Heck, why not add the extra little cost to get Hulu with it since we're already paying so much?"

It's a great thing that Disney was allowed to buy Fox under the blessing of the Trump FTC, isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

It’s included in my cell plan and ublock works on it

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It begins with this and ends with unrepentant piracy. This is them saying "fuck you" to you, piracy is the best way of saying it back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Waaayyyy ahead of you matey

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Son, the beginning was so long ago that many people have no experience of before.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Ay Matee. Sail the seven seas. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️