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Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it? (www.theatlantic.com)
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Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?::What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think this is true for most people on Lemmy. But I do wonder what the average streaming users will do. What about "free" streaming platforms like Channel 4 in the UK? Content is king, and the path of least resistance will always trump.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two days after the Super Mario movie hit theaters I walked into my barber shop and it was playing in 4K on the TV. HDMI streaming sticks loaded with self updating piracy apps with a simple Netflix-like interface can be found easily by most consumers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can you link to something? This could be useful for my old man.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

In my household, where we pirate very very rarely if ever (the last time I’m aware of was 2010, though I’m not the software engineer in the relationship), we plan to: a) cycle between apps as needed; and b) frankly, watch less tv. We’re watching a couple of things on Netflix right now but once we’re done, that’s the next to go, much to my kids’ dismay. They’ll get over it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pluto TV is massively popular with my older relatives. Free, plays the shows they like, and they don't care about the obnoxious ads. Luckily none of them have bought the fake gold coins, Trumpy Bears (don't even look it up), or Shitty My Pillows yet.