floofloof to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoThe era of cheap streaming is officially overwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square293fedilinkarrow-up1997arrow-down117cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·11 months agowho the fuck pays to watch ads. what a ludicrous proposition. that’s the part that makes no sense to me.
minus-squarefloofloofOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoPeople used to do it with cable TV. It cost a fortune and was full of ads.
minus-squareHughJanus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·11 months agoNo one pays to watch ads. They pay to watch movies and shows, which are (optionally) supplemented in cost by ads.
minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·11 months agoBut you can watch those movies and shows for free. The only part you’re paying for are the ads.
minus-squareHughJanus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months ago…what are you talking about? No it’s not.
minus-squarevolcel_olive_oil [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·11 months agoI assure you all movies and TV shows are absolutely free to the end user should they so choose
minus-squareHughJanus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·11 months agoYou mean should they choose to steal them? No shit, everything is free if you steal it. Not everyone wants to be a thief.
who the fuck pays to watch ads. what a ludicrous proposition. that’s the part that makes no sense to me.
People used to do it with cable TV. It cost a fortune and was full of ads.
No one pays to watch ads. They pay to watch movies and shows, which are (optionally) supplemented in cost by ads.
But you can watch those movies and shows for free. The only part you’re paying for are the ads.
…what are you talking about? No it’s not.
I assure you all movies and TV shows are absolutely free to the end user should they so choose
You mean should they choose to steal them? No shit, everything is free if you steal it. Not everyone wants to be a thief.