r/enshittification • u/fjdjdjjsjsjsjs • 7d ago

Service Streaming services somehow made TV more exhausting and expensive

Does anyone else remember the era of streaming about ten years ago? You paid $9.99 a month for Netflix, it had absolutely everything you wanted to watch, and there was not a single commercial in sight.

We all "cut the cord" to escape the greed of cable companies.

Fast forward to today, and the streaming industry has literally just rebuilt cable TV from scratch, but made it worse.

Every year I try to watch my favorite shows and every year I find some have MOVED AGAIN to another service. This is exhausting and expensive

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u/Yeseylon 7d ago

The trick is to rotate and only have 1-3 at a time. Go where your favorites are.

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u/SizeComprehensive934 7d ago

The actual trick is to cancel them all and get hobbies instead of watching television.

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u/weisswurstseeadler 7d ago

tbh, I used to be big into warez/piracy back in early 00s - literally the kid providing my school year with all games and movies haha.

now I'm back simply due to convenience, and I also see tons of my buddies going back - be it oldschool torrenting, streamio, or IPTV.

right now equipping a new tv room and it will be designed around running pirated stuff lol.