ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Videos@lemmy.world · 4 months agoHow Subscriptions RUINED the Internet (and everything else).youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1124
arrow-up1124external-linkHow Subscriptions RUINED the Internet (and everything else).youtu.beModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Videos@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareChlkDstTtr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoIt’s getting to the point that it’s almost worth going back to cable since they all have streaming now too. Why pay for 6 subscriptions when you could have just one like we did in the 80’s.
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-24 months agoThen: Couldn’t DRM a VHS cassette, either. Sit for 2 hours editing out the commercials (as we used to call them ) transferring to another tape. Now: Pirate streaming sites do not have ads in the videos and have every thing ever from everywhere instantly for free.
It’s getting to the point that it’s almost worth going back to cable since they all have streaming now too. Why pay for 6 subscriptions when you could have just one like we did in the 80’s.
Then:
Couldn’t DRM a VHS cassette, either. Sit for 2 hours editing out the commercials (as we used to call them ) transferring to another tape.
Now:
Pirate streaming sites do not have ads in the videos and have every thing ever from everywhere instantly for free.