The Internet is starting to Break - Here's Why.

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[hasanismail.]

if buying isn't owning then piracy isn't stealing.

[Sr]

The best subscription I ever had is piracy.

[kevin]

Im loving this trend of big youtubers exposing big companies

[TheKhopesh]

11:39
"Imagine what happens if companies like this get in charge of your medical and emergency services."
American here.
I don't have to imagine...

[krishgupta]

The fact that amazon has added a "rent" system (for old movies too) despite of having a prime membership is just outrageous

[cartographic.]

"charging for what used to be free"
literally sums up every company today

[Daniel-zdfw]

Piracy is so much easier than subscription swapping or signing up for one month at a time, and you avoid the predatory practices of big company's.

[aydasid]

It’s sickening to see how greedy these businesses are!

[minixt]

The last two videos have been brutally honest and genuine, I really like this type of content.

[bat__bat]

The only sub you need is a VPN. And hit the high seas with your sails set.

[Polygarden]

My local library wants me to pay 8 Euro / year (67 cents / month) to be able to rent books, movies, games and literally anything else you could rent. They also stay profitable with it, under the premise that everybody should have access to cultural goods and knowledge. Old types of media has been way more economical than the types we have nowadays. Renting should always be just a fraction of the cost of the full product, considering that you don't own it. Sadly these days it seems it's not about offering media, services and knowledge to everybody anymore.

[fraud]

“Imagine what happens if companies like this get in charge of your medical services”… sir you just described America

[electricbelt]

just cancelled 3 of my subscriptions that i had forgotten to cancel. and its all thanks to you, keep it up!

[alanmontgomery]

It actually goes further and is much worse than what you describe. If you order from the Just eat or Uber or Deliveroo platforms and your delivery is late/not delivered/delivered in an unusable state, there is no direct contact for you to request a refund or speak to someone. The shop or business you purchased from palm you off onto the delivery company and vice versa. I personally will not order from these platforms because of delivery issues.

[avalonfey]

I do the rotating streaming services thing and a bonus of it is that occasionally streaming sites send you a discount to come back, so when you do return to binge, it's cheaper. It's great for Audible too

[ebraheemalrawi]

"If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing"
- a wise guy

[дигл_лайв]

The answer is piracy. If you can't afford the subscriptions, just pirate the content. It's morally wrong, but being morally wrong to corporations is a morally right thing to do, since corporations don't even have morals to begin with. The only people who deserve your subscription money are small creators of services or products that you enjoy. If corporations aren't going to make it convenient for you to pay, you shouldn't pay them. If paying is not owning, then pirating is not stealing.

[purplexcity]

I applied for 100 jobs. 7 rejections. 1 interview for a toxic job. 92 no response. I have an MBA and over a decade of working, relevant experience. My resume has been reviewed by multiple hiring HR reps and vetted. I took a MASSIVE pay cut and took a pity job just to be able to live. The economy is not synonymous with quality of quality of life.

[lotus_flower]

I remember how people insisted on switching to streaming services because cable was too expensive.
Now all the shows are off cable and on streaming services for the same price of cable.
Full circle.

[Zupecki]

A policy I’ve wanted more and more: cancellation of a service can take no more interactions than signing up.