How is the piracy scene in Australia? Can you guys torrent without VPNs?

This is honestly hilarious to me. The streaming companies actually had it right to begin with. They delivered on-demand content at a much lower cost than DVD distribution, without having to negotiate with cable companies to deliver it. They had a working system that delivered value for money, and kept the profits in their own pockets.

Then they shit the bed. Classic case of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. Greedy dickheads.

I’ll just leave this here…

Same story as everyone else… I used to have Netflix, Spotify, Disney+ and Tidal, now I only have Tidal. I have always owned a NAS and that is my main source of media consumption now. I just cant justify the $100 or so a month it costs to keep all these services and I struggle to find anything I am interested in. The worst thing about streaming services is the disruption to the movie industry… movies these days either feel like a couple of $200m+ productions or straight to streaming… there is no in between, and the straight to streaming stuff feels half cooked

Good to see at least somebody is doing that.