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1. belval+Qg[view] [source] 2022-10-12 15:08:13
>>ksec+(OP)
I know it's morally dubious, but I'm completely back in pirateland because of all the changes/price hikes/partitioning in the streaming space. My interests make it so I only watch 1-2 shows per platform so I'd be approaching ~100$/month.

And even if I was swimming in money, it's often easier to just download the shows I want and watch them on Plex/Jellyfin than trying to navigate the (often ad-riddled) interfaces of the various platforms and finding where the content I want is.

One example is Rick and Morty, it's made by Adult Swim, but they don't have a streaming service in Canada. It seems to be on Primevideo but under a different system than their regular content. The other way to watch it is to buy it from my cable provider (I don't have cable). So to watch a 20-minutes animated show I'd have to take a +40$ subscription.

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2. golerg+fOn[view] [source] 2022-10-19 22:17:26
>>belval+Qg
Also, there's a LOT of illegal streaming services now that are much more convenient. They offer all shows and movies from any platform, better interface than Netflix and lower subscription cost, if any — often they are completely free and are monetized with ads.

May it's something that is blocked or just not so popular in first world countries, but most of my Russian acquaintances use these services almost exclusively.

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