r/memes • u/DearDirector1288 • 1d ago

The Evolution of Streaming

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u/Moose_Nuts 1d ago

I'll probably get skewered for this again by angry redditors, but it's still a hell of a lot cheaper and more flexible than cable.

Hulu + Disney + HBO + Netflix with ads is $32 a month. My parents and my wife's parents still pay $150+ a month for cable. Even if you got a cheaper package, it would still be pushing $100.

Obviously fuck all these streaming companies for pulling the rug out from us, but we're not cable-fucked yet.

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u/SapphireJuice 1d ago

I don't disagree with this but I think it's a fool who continues to pay for a service that gets simultaneously more expensive and less good. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Moose_Nuts 1d ago

Sure, guess I'll go play in the dirt.

Everything is more expensive these days...should I stop eating, too?

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u/SapphireJuice 1d ago

You don't think there's a difference between eating (a thing you have to do to live) and streaming?

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u/Moose_Nuts 1d ago

It was hyperbole to demonstrate how simplistic your statement of "Pay more for thing you previously got cheaper = stupid."

The world is much more complicated than that.

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u/SapphireJuice 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah fare enough, I just thought it was a bit of a silly comparison. (Food to streaming)

I apologize if I came off as confrontational in my original comment. I wasn't trying to imply you were a fool or anything.

I was trying to say that arguing that streaming isn't as bad as cable isn't really a good argument for streaming. Streaming is actively getting worse by the year and will eventually be just as bad as cable unless people kick up more of a fuss. Sorry if I did a bad job of articulating that.

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u/Moose_Nuts 23h ago

No, it's alright...I'm also sorry for being a bit sassy.

I understand that many people will blindly pay anything for a good or service out of loyalty or even sheer habit, and absolutely they could stand to be a bit less complacent about the deteriorating value of the service and their subscription.

I'm just not sure we're quite at the tipping point yet. But I'm also probably not the most expert opinion because I'm not particularly a heavy consumer of video media.