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This is so strange to me. I guess people enjoy being ripped off and getting less and less value for their money.

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A lot of it is familiarity. I begged my parents to cancel Netflix, especially since they complain about the programming (or lack thereof); I pointed out that they could try another streaming service for a month, and then if they really hated it, then they could just go back to Netflix. But they wouldn't even entertain the possibility. They're afraid of change.

And Netflix is making bank on that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At some point they made a decision to change from something else to Netflix, so perhaps they’re not afraid of change but might need a compelling reason to use a different service?

Could be an opportunity for you to educate them on what options are available and why that will benefit them long term.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He could just pickup another service for a month or two and share the account with them. I know most others are planning on cracking down, but none have so far afaik.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Share the account? 😧

Ma and pa ain’t criminal hackers damn it!! 😏

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Their competition sucks big ass, too. I guess branding matters in this case. For example, once you watched the classic HBO TV series (The Sopranos, The Wire…), you don't need it anymore. The others have even less going on.