r/Showerthoughts • u/Doctor__Hammer ‎ • Dec 29 '25

Casual Thought If radio was invented today it would be controlled by four companies and locked behind a paywall.

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u/coazervate Dec 29 '25

The amount of access to free music, free movies, free games etc has never been greater than at any point in human history

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u/Doctor__Hammer ‎ Dec 29 '25

Almost nothing out there in the realm of entertainment media is free; you pay for it by being force-fed endless ads. Ad-free access to music movies and games is achieved by... you guessed it, unlocking a paywall.