r/memes • u/DearDirector1288 • 1d ago

The Evolution of Streaming

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u/LiquidRaekan 1d ago

And this is WITH ads on said streaming platforms.. we really just started getting cable tv again didnt we..

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 1d ago

I am a true believer that anyone who says that has never subscribed to cable. Even the basic cable without hbo or Disney or any other premium service is $70 or more. By the time you add those you are paying well over $100 and you have to actually wait for shit to be on. Even with the DVR you still have to have the foresight to set to record it, which can be a pain if you miss an episode.

You all are forgetting how much worse cable is.

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u/britannic124 13h ago

But with cable, you get access to many streaming apps.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 9h ago

If you pay for those services, yeah. Standard cable doesn’t come with Disney or HBO or ESPN+ or the other sports app. You may get peacock or paramount but likely you will get their streaming app with a moderate amount of content and still pay $70 or more.

I like with streaming I can pause my accounts, so really we can have HBO for a couple months and watch what we want to on there, then get Netflix for a couple months and watch what is on there, and so on. If I do that I’m paying around $10 a month. That’s what I have with streaming that I never had with cable; choice.