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This is me
Me too!
I would try but there are just so many streaming platforms it’s not even worth it plus I would want one that lets me put it on my jellyfin so…
Pretty much. Even if I didn’t prefer owning the actual files and managing my own media server, streaming services are just dogshit these days anyway. Overpriced, libraries are all ass, no one service will ever have everything you want, constantly removing shit, they’re awful.
A jellyfin setup backed by an *arr stack may be a lot more work than a Netflix subscription but it’s legitimately better in every single way otherwise.
Once burnt, twice shy.
And that’s without even considering proprietary software to get content, DRM, remote deletion, etc.
And of course, many streaming services don’t even tell you what they have unless you are already subscribed.
Just Watch is a pretty great service for this, especially when recommending a show or movie to others. Other services integrate with it too (like Trakt, which is a nice one stop shop for discovery, scrobbling, and list management).
It’s been pretty cool seeing new formats and compressions for popular movies get released like yearly.
Streaming services can’t keep up with the quality of what get’s released on torrents.
The raison d’etre of streaming, ending cable… only to reproduce cable decades later.
Segmentation, exclusives… somehow the music industry didn’t go down that path. The game industry is mostly doing the same, except mostly Valve and indies.
I wonder that pattern is part of enshitification, the inexorable transformation of a delivery service to rather than facilitate the distribution of content, make it actually harder to share it while keeping reasonable (always arguable) money to all parties involved, first and foremost the actual creators.
the game industry tried to fragment before too, until they all came crawling back to steam recently.
Remember when we thought streaming would solve these issues, and capitalism destroyed a great idea? Pepperidge farm remembers.
Yes! I was so excited. I hated spending hours at Blockbuster and all those late fees. Crony-capitalism sure made a mess out of the “solution.”
I miss rental places. I always loved it haha. Plus I could rent games which was sweet
