Yar harr fiddly dee dee

no they started pirating because of the ridiculous number of screaming streaming services

Very simple rule fuckers. Ads and free or paid and no ads.

things we tried:

• jacking up prices
• adding ads to paid services
• canceling the better shows
• not adding anything meaningful
• making specifically terrible shows that are obviously terrible from the get go
• making the algorithm noticeably worse to cover up for the worse output
• platforming has-been comedians so they can cry about how they aren’t platformed anymore on our platform in a distinctly unfunny and joke-free manner

We’re out of ideas… maybe we should utilize AI?

Too many services with too low quality content.

Once Upon a Time Netflix premiered a handful of huge shows and movies a season. Then they got addicted to watch metrics and decided everything should be “second screen content” from a firehose.

Now I don’t watch any Netflix original until it’s concluded or has rave reviews, because it’s likely to get canceled in season 1 or just not be worth watching at all. And in the rare case it is great, gets picked up, and have rave reviews, they can still fuck it up like The Witcher.

Every other network is pretty much guilty of this too. I’m so, so over it. They have made me actually long for the option of a singular cable-like license I could get, because they are so shitty at maintaining their services and their catalogs are so poor now.

I just roll my own now and host a Plex server, because fuck em.

Sounds like they need to make it 25% more expensive next year. That will fix it!

It’s not fatigue, it’s enshitification. We’re not going to continue paying more for less. Bye!

I think its more reflective that the price of streaming services continues to rise, while the value proposition does not. So why subscribe to all services at one time? You can only watch one at a time.

1. Streaming time grows steadily for years.
2. Streaming services insert ads in paid accounts.
3. Streaming time decreases.
4. “Streaming Fatigue” - yeah, that’s it! Obviously!

I think what would save the streaming industry would be anti-exclusionary legislation. Prevent contracts where shows are exclusively produced for one streaming company. Then streaming platforms compete on cost, curation, and interface, not on exclusive content.

I want to watch Stargate SG1. I hear people say it’s on Prime Video, so I subscribe. It’s not there. I guess being a filthy European makes me unworthy. So I bite the bullet and get a VPN. Now I’m paying what amounts to twice the price of the usual subscription. I start watching the series and guess what? It’s leaving Prime in a few days. Motherf…