• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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      You shouldn’t joke about these things, man.

      I accidentally set up a home server running Plex/Jellyfin, and now I control all my media without paying £18 per month (and probably due to rise soon, like the US pricing) to a company that only has a handful of things I like and regularly takes away content, plus prevents account sharing.

      You wouldn’t want someone else to accidentally do that, would you?

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        Pirating is not really much cheaper TBH…my media server, including power, has to run for something like 6-7 years without upgrades or repairs to break even with what Netflix would cost in that same time frame. It’s not about saving money, it’s about not giving it to them.

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    Didn’t… didn’t they just do this?

    Man, ad free is gonna get fucking expensive over time. I can already see how they will weight the ad tier at “just $9.99” at some point when ad free 4k is $31.99 or something crazy.

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      People will remain subscribed because a $2 increase every few months doesn’t feel as bad as a $30 increase in one go.

      Frogs in boiling water and all that…

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      “The ad-free tier. Look man, don’t even ask about cost. This is one of those situations where if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.”

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        Was taught that if someone asks the price, they’re concerned with wanting to pay it.

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    I find the paid with ads tier so confusing. Kind of defeats the purpose of paying.

    55% of new Netflix signups between Oct-Dec 2024 were for the ads tier though.