▲ 922 ▼ Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 173 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 111 points 2 years ago (5 children) Welcome back to the high seas mateys! 🏴☠️ permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already downloaded 4tb of movies and shows :) Don't forget to seed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* My average seed time is well over a year. Private trackers love me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] elscallr@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) I even upgraded my pipe to fiber so I can share Plex with my friends and family. Built a machine with 16TBx6 RAID. Cost me a shit ton more than a year of all the streaming services but fuck them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago cost me a shit ton Yes but now you have an elephantine Silicon Schlong permalink fedilink source parent [–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Was talking with a friend over lunch about this. I don't mind paying for media, but the greed I'm seeing from the streaming services now makes me feel like the more ethical choice is to pirate content and just contribute directly to the arts where I can. They're getting to the point where they think that just because they have the platform and the licenses, they can soak their customers. Only a matter of time before the ad men move in. Anyway, fuck all that permalink fedilink source parent [–] marito@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Arr! permalink fedilink source parent [–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I never left ye lady-dressin' barnacle. Leekin' forward to sail with ye to meet those corporate scallogs for some happy fightin, lootin and rapin' R permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Already downloaded 4tb of movies and shows :) Don't forget to seed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* My average seed time is well over a year. Private trackers love me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* My average seed time is well over a year. Private trackers love me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) I even upgraded my pipe to fiber so I can share Plex with my friends and family. Built a machine with 16TBx6 RAID. Cost me a shit ton more than a year of all the streaming services but fuck them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago cost me a shit ton Yes but now you have an elephantine Silicon Schlong permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago cost me a shit ton Yes but now you have an elephantine Silicon Schlong permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago Was talking with a friend over lunch about this. I don't mind paying for media, but the greed I'm seeing from the streaming services now makes me feel like the more ethical choice is to pirate content and just contribute directly to the arts where I can. They're getting to the point where they think that just because they have the platform and the licenses, they can soak their customers. Only a matter of time before the ad men move in. Anyway, fuck all that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I never left ye lady-dressin' barnacle. Leekin' forward to sail with ye to meet those corporate scallogs for some happy fightin, lootin and rapin' R permalink fedilink source parent