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It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The pikachu face is capitalism working as intended, instead of the corrupt capitalism they’re used to with regions of the world carved up/tariffs/government buying the product if you’re having a bad year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

invest in a nas instead of subscriptions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

they get everything they deserve.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I get Netflix for free from tmobile. But I use real-debrid and streamio to watch Netflix shows because the UI is better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I was given a netflix login by a friend, I don't use it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you give me a tldr or a source for a tldr of setting up real-debrid with stremio?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I highly recommend doing to on a PC or Mac. Doing this initially on a phone is buggy. Essentially Streamio is just a player like VLC, but has the ability to have add-ons. These add-on doesn't need to be resetup on each device you install it on. Just sign in and it's working.

As for real debrid, I would pay the 180 days one because they give you points that you can redeem for another month or so of days.

Good luck.


Stremio Setup Guide Part 1: Stremio

For Windows/Mac users - Go to https://www.stremio.com/ and download the relevant client for your platform

For Android users - Install Stremio through the Google Play Store: Stremio - Apps on Google Play

Open Stremio and sign up with email or Facebook

Part 2: Real Debrid

Go to https://real-debrid.com/

Sign up

Go to Premium Offers

Choose a package and subscribe. I found that using Amazon Pay as the payment method is the most convenient (if you have an Amazon account)

Part 3: Torrentio

Go to Torrentio Lite - Stremio Addon

Towards the bottom of the page, select the "Debrid Provider" option and select "Real Debrid" from the drop-down menu. This will cause a new text box to appear underneath.

Copy the API key from this link https://real-debrid.com/apitoken and paste it into the "RealDebrid API Key**"** box

In the Debrid Options menu: Check the box "Don't show download to debrid links" and leave the other boxes unchecked.

Click "Install" at the bottom. It should open the Stremio app and prompt you with an "Install Addon" window. Click the green install button at the bottom.

Optional but highly Recommended - In Stremio, click the puzzle piece in the top right to view your addons. Click "My Addons" and uninstall the "WatchHub" addon. It's an eyesore and it clutters your streams list.

Now that you have completed the setup, you may install Stremio on any device of your choice (excluding IOS) and log in to your account to start streaming Movies/TV. Refer to the section below for Stremio installation on FireOS devices (Fire Stick, FireTV).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Exactly what I do... I keep thinking it's too good to last. I still download things if I know I'm going to rewatch them a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Me too. But make sure to log into real debrid and just download it from there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna be honest. I never have done that till today. Wow... So much easier. Incredible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Sometimes I find the movie with the best subtitles and then play it in streamio. Pause and then go to real debrid to download it for when I'm going on a flight.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gee, we've tried taking content away, raising prices, injecting adverts and forcing them to use our crappy clients.

Why are people turning to piracy?

Advertising and lobbying are the only thing these people know how to do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention removing features, like Netflix removing the ability to download media.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

If only there was a way for media to exist as a file.

Alas, it's just not possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I feel like what I used to be back in 2006-2010, mr. family pirate, although most of my family is glad to pay for one or two services, mostly Amazon prime, which is one of the cheapest. I let my Netflix account cancel from lack of pay some 6 months ago, nobody called me yet.

Earning money in BRL and lots of stuff having a base price in dollars doesn't help us much either.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Case in point

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Not available in Australia

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago

Reed Hastings: "But our stock price shows customers love enshittification?"

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Infamous implies somebody is famous in a negative way. If anything, Gabe is a shining example that should be upheld.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

It's infamous among big business execs. It's famous for everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Infamous" - that means more than famous!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Found the El Guapo fan.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think in this example it could go either way, depending on who is viewing it.

Regular people would say he's famous.

People running streaming platforms and other big corpos (especially Tim Sweeny) might say he's infamous.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They have billions of dollars i have hundreds. I'm sure they'll survive me not giving them any of my hard earned money

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Yeah but for a publicly traded company, quarterly growth is the name of the game. If the numbers go down long enough, it's game over for them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They don't even have to go down. Staying stable or even going up at a consistent rate are both considered failure states, or at least unfavorable. If the rate of growth is not itself growing then they start worrying.

It's insane.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

then what's the point of pirating if you want the company to fail?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Won't somebody please think about the shareholders?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I'll dance for them as I prance around the fire of their failed BSD l business model. Stupid, selfish cunts...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

I'm crying for them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

...with a baseball bat covered in nails. Rusty nails.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I don't know the context but I am aroused

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