• SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    “This deal keeps getting worse all the time.”

    I’ve been quitting streaming providers left and right. I lost count of how many services I had, but it was probably up to $150 per month or more. Because I like the ability to just watch whatever I want, I’d sign up for a service to get a particular show or movie, then just not cancel. I’d forget I had a service, then find some movie in a search, and suddenly remember I had showtime or shudder.

    Once they started banning family sharing of accounts and increasing prices, I was done. I could have gone on for years like that - I love movies and I binge television shows, but one of my main uses is watching in remote sessions with isolated family members.

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      1 year ago

      The worst thing a subscription service can do is remind you you’re paying for it.

      On an unrelated note, how’s your gym membership going?

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        1 year ago

        That’s exactly what happened here. HBO sent me a message saying they were getting rid of 4k streaming and I was like, "wait, I’m still paying these guys $16 a month? Wtf I signed up for Game of Thrones and that shit ended like half a decade ago.”

        Edit: I just did the math and I’ve paid these guys like $864 since GoT ended. I’ve watched one other show (The Wire) plus maybe a dozen movies since then. No way was that worth that much money. These dumb fuckers could have kept collecting that money indefinitely.