funchords ,
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I’m keeping to my policy of only subscribing to two things at one time, and rotating so that I get to see the seasons of the things that I really want to see.

I’ve never been much of a pirate, mainly because I do believe in supporting those that produce the art that I love. That said, I am a big user of the library. And when there’s some FOSS product that I like, I support it. And while I could and can buy commercially now, I remember the days when I couldn’t and I survived on FOSS and the library.

With that said, let me say that I think that the content industry shoots itself in the foot when it creates these higher prices, obscene length of copyright terms, polluting their own products with commercial ads ,and fake scarcity. They deserve all the piracy that their own behavior generates!

I think Mike Masnick has it right. The best defense against piracy is to compete against it with superior offerings.

mountainman131 ,

I bought a year of Disney+ before the price went up last increase. Once it’s up in December I’m going to cancel.

nottheengineer ,

Subscriptions are generally a bad idea if themake you dependent. I’d say these ones aren’t too bad since you can cancel any time and just lose access.

If something you depend on starts to get shitty, jump ship as soon as you can. I’m considering writing a spotify ripper because the app keeps getting worse and worse to a point where it’s almost unusable.

HobbitFoot ,

I won’t get a new subscription to a streaming site except through the Play Store, since I can cancel any time.

Then again, I also have YouTube Premium because I watch that amount of YouTube and don’t want to see the ads.

bakachu ,

I currently get Hulu+ and Disney+ free through my Verizon plan. Paying for Max, AppleTv, and Netflix, but cutting Netfix once I get done finishing up a few more shows. I think 3 tv subscriptions is my max limit. If one starts sucking for content then I’ll swap out. I think $25/month is super reasonable for tv entertainment.

Part of me quietly hopes the current strikes in Hollywood really starts to affect quality and quantity across the board and there’ll be some kind of price reset as a result. I’d also like more of a reason to stop watching tv as much and start going out to parks and stuff.

ANIMATEK ,

Pirate the hell out of it. You most likely already have all you need, so no costs. If you want you can start putting the sub money to buy a RPi and a usb drive, you will not regret it.

Blaze OP ,
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Don’t worry, I don’t usually watch a lot of movies, but most of the times when my gf wants something, it’s nowhere to be streamed (English is not our first language, and the local streaming options are lackluster), so I still know my ways

Zarxrax ,

Well I have the Netflix $10 basic plan, and I think that is a reasonable price for the content. If they rip that plan away from me and force me to jump to a $16 plan, I’m out. Disney doesn’t interest me so I can’t comment on that one.

ExMimic ,

I subscribe to Netflix, HBO Max, and Youtube premium. I might be cutting Netflix by the end of the year. There are still some things I want to finish watching.

I also have access to my brother’s Hulu and Disney, and my mom’s Prime video. When those three start cracking down on sharing, I definitely would not subscribe to them.

I’ve recently started sailing the seas again. I refuse to even sign up for even a free trial for Peacock or anything else.

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