• Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Do we really have to go through this shit again? As long as you refuse to make watching movies convenient and reasonably priced, people will pirate. You were already so close, but then you got greedy and fucked it all up again so here we are.

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      10 months ago

      They really had achieved the dream. They made a streaming account affordable and more convenient than pirating, so they had tons of customers, with piracy a long lost pastime for people like me. Then they got greedy like you said, and annoying, and many of us dusted off our sailing gear.

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        10 months ago

        While streaming services have been undergoing enshittification, the tools for piracy have been getting more convenient too.

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          10 months ago

          The arrs are amazing. I had been out for a while. It’s more fun than streaming. Random stuff shows up that I wasn’t expecting when it downloads a new show or moviess that I like.

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              Radarr, sonarr, prowlarr and others. Apps that monitor your library, your preferred shows and movies and download them automatically for better quality or just new releases. Particularly good for tv shows.

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      10 months ago

      but then you got greedy and fucked it all up again

      They can’t help it; it’s in their DNA.