Yo ho, Yo ho..

Applies to games, music, books, etc. as well

No thanks. Usenet, sonarr, radarr, emby and that's all I need. Enter name, wait some minutes, watch 4k HDR show or movie.

I tried Netflix back then. As a German, I had access to 30%? And most of the things weren't there, and the good stuff rarely got more than one season. Ugh. I thought the 3,- I spent were too much for that.

In still doing the first one. Several family members use Netflix on a vpn through my home connection.

I ditched media in general about a decade ago, first because I wouldn't pay $100 a month in subscriptions, second because it's starting to become clear for the last few years that supporting Big Media is increasingly unconscionable