But you don't understand, if people stop pirating, the subscription prices will go down because of all the parasites who get it for free. The corporations would never just take the additional money and raise prices to get even more, right?

[–] ahoy_me_boy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In fact, prices will go even HIGHER, because now you have no choice. Either pay $120 for cable or pay for streaming. Or read a book. Or go outside.

With no piracy, they can charge whatever they want. $50 a month Netflix incoming!

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 16 points 8 months ago

go outside

THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the /s, Poe's Law and all that jazz, ya know

[–] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

I hope it was clear enough

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I pay a fee, I don’t want ads – just content. That’s my beef with cable and the enshitification of streaming. While I’m at it, the bitrate of both is unacceptable.

This is no longer about cost, but quality they won’t provide which is the basis of the platitude “the customer is always right”.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago

The customer is only right if they threaten to cancel their service

Even then, if the cost of improving service is more than one customer's cancellation, the customer can kick rocks

[–] fosstulate@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Advertisers can pay more to stay in the room than you will realistically pay to have them expelled.

[–] count0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

... Which means that businesses are making 'too much' money on top to sink into such endeavors, no?

[–] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't think so, I'm using a VPN server in Russia LMAO!!