According to new data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), streaming video subscription prices jumped a whopping 29 percent year over year. That’s compared to t…
Just pirate stuff and donate money to artists you believe deserve the money. That way the artists get more, you pay less, plus you get to distribute it in a way you think is fair rather than as capitalism demands.
If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Pulp Fiction
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Reservoir dogs
Jackie Brown
La Grande Vadrouille ← good for learning French… must be seen over and over
La Folie des Grandeurs ← also for learning French
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.
Honestly, at this point? Just sell us the files DRM-Free. It’s that or piracy.
Streaming is the worst thing, it’s paying for something you’ll never truly own.
Just pirate stuff and donate money to artists you believe deserve the money. That way the artists get more, you pay less, plus you get to distribute it in a way you think is fair rather than as capitalism demands.
Factors I care about w/shows and films:
✅ no tracking
✅ no ads
✅ cheap
❌ ownership
If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.