I was never a fan of the subscriptions model (I have never had a Spotify, Netflix, or any other similar services).

My girlfriend that used to make fun of me is now considering cutting some of those costs.

What is your stance on this?

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I won’t get a new subscription to a streaming site except through the Play Store, since I can cancel any time.

Then again, I also have YouTube Premium because I watch that amount of YouTube and don’t want to see the ads.

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I’ve given up on most subscriptions and replaced them with torrenting + Jellyfin.

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Hey, watch out what you say, lemmy.world might block you 👀 /s

I did something similar to you but with Plex, nowadays I’m enjoying my Real Debrid account + Stremio and Kodi, still have my personal collection on Plex.

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Well I have the Netflix $10 basic plan, and I think that is a reasonable price for the content. If they rip that plan away from me and force me to jump to a $16 plan, I’m out. Disney doesn’t interest me so I can’t comment on that one.

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Pirate the hell out of it. You most likely already have all you need, so no costs. If you want you can start putting the sub money to buy a RPi and a usb drive, you will not regret it.

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Don’t worry, I don’t usually watch a lot of movies, but most of the times when my gf wants something, it’s nowhere to be streamed (English is not our first language, and the local streaming options are lackluster), so I still know my ways

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I currently get Hulu+ and Disney+ free through my Verizon plan. Paying for Max, AppleTv, and Netflix, but cutting Netfix once I get done finishing up a few more shows. I think 3 tv subscriptions is my max limit. If one starts sucking for content then I’ll swap out. I think $25/month is super reasonable for tv entertainment.

Part of me quietly hopes the current strikes in Hollywood really starts to affect quality and quantity across the board and there’ll be some kind of price reset as a result. I’d also like more of a reason to stop watching tv as much and start going out to parks and stuff.

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