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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If there was a reasonably-priced ad-free service

Then I'd still not buy because typical services won't fool me a third time. Reasonably priced ad free were called cable TV and Netflix. Then, each put ads in and hiked prices. The enshitification of Netflix is now common example of the commodification of an IT product or service.

We created atypical services for reasonably priced ad free content. It now costs me about $120/yr for whatever typical domestic or foreign programming, without ads. For $60/yr it's domestic programming and few hours instead of a few minutes to grab a program. I also donate directly for some streaming content I enjoy, such as agadmator chess, then watch with an ad blocker. Both are reasonably priced and ad free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ha, I mean, it's not like there is a huge buy-in. If there was a good convenient service again, I'd start using it. When it invariably it goes to shit, I'll stop paying and go back to downloading. Just like I did with Netflix.

If enough people stopped paying because of their bullshit, maybe that would pave the way for a a platform where you actually feel like you own the shit you paid for.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Ha, I mean, it's not like there is a huge buy-in.

If one does the math for an average single income US household, a modest broadband connection is 15-20% of their disposable income. They survive on metered cellular.

If there was a good convenient service again, I'd start using it.

I'll stay right where I'm at, paying less for more and giving more to content creators of substance, and with the convenience of a stable system.