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I pay for a VPN once a year and then everything is free. Ahoy mateys!
That's only if it's an older movie. The latest Captain America is available to rent for $25, or to buy for $30.
Or you can do what I did, and sail the high seas for it.
Yeah, I kind of laughed at that. I wouldnt be surpised if even older movies cost a bit more now. But even renting a new movie is way too expensive now.
Or I can keep it for 0.
I use an Emby/Jellyfin stream. There's nothing I don't have.
You should start your own subscription service 😜
They are out there and of varying quality. If only db0 had a good place to source, but c/piracy is very anti paid piracy (oxymoron I know) but sometimes convenience is worth a few $$ for non 1337 haxx0rz in the real world
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Was showing the inlaws the bingie skin i'd been setting up...they explicitly said this subscription shit was becoming unmanageable and they were seriously considering setting sail
I'm relatively happy with the higher quality older television shows. I don't really see a need to watch the latest stuff.
Currently marathoning Alien Nation. Much better than whatever the fuck that last season of Mythic quest was.
Wow I barely remember that show as a kid. I think it actually helped my dad with his bigotry and interracial marriages though.
Still a great watch, really wish they'd released a bluray tho :(
So it's cable all over again
Enshitification
Everyone wants to run a subscription service, until they have everyone on a subscription. Then instead of celebrating that they won capitalism, they go and start with the exclusive extra addons and upgrades. Because unfortunately no company in the history of companies has ever said that's it, we're making enough money, let's relax.
actually, plenty of companies say exactly that.
The thing is, they're small privately owned companies. not giant corporations.
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The Last Of Us season 2 being on a different, new subscription service is very much the last straw.
Wait until you want to watch Pokemon: https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/where-to-watch-pokemon-episodes-movies
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