Technology

That is the best sentence I've ever seen.

I haven't pirated stuff in years but started again this year. It sucks that my favorite torrent site was shut down though.

Netflix didn’t fuck their monopoly up. They just didn’t have an eternal technological moat. Their monopoly had an expiration date which is why they shifted to content generation.

Nowadays the problem they face is that there isn’t enough people on the planet to grow forever, so in order to keep growing they have to squeeze harder.

Their content is terrible tough, there they did drop the ball.

In their defense, they didn't fuck it up (at first), media publishers saw there was money in streaming and decided that they wanted a bigger slice of the pie. When everyone is trying to take the whole pie for themselves, no one ends up with any pie.

However pretty much every move they have done in the past 5 ish years has been fucking it up.

Seriously. I was subscribed from the time they first started streaming... And then years later they remove the entire rating system, and replace it with a system clearly intended to confuse and manipulate their users into thinking they have better and more plentiful content.

I dropped Netflix then and there, and never looked back. They stopped being a great service at that specific moment.

Not only no ads but shit you actually want to watch and all right there no hopping from this service to that service to watch a frickin show

What software are you using to self host and serve your library?

This is the way. The only no-bullshit media platform is the one on your hard drive.

Seems reasonable from a business point of view. They are approaching a saturation point and changing how they make money so shifting the KPIs only makes sense.

This was always the plan.

And that's why I just cancelled Disney+ and Netflix. They were reasonably priced before, so I subbed. They hiked, so I left. Just those two together (Disney+ bundle + Netflix no-adds) was almost $40, which when added to my internet package, would basically be paying for cable.

So instead of that noise, I'm self-hosting. Screw 'em.

don't forget about the 'bundles'. lock you in to paying for six to keep you from service hopping.

Streaming sites? My brother in Christ, you need to ditch those unreliable websites that hardly work and go down all the time, and get a proper media center setup. Here are some terms to look up to get you started:

• Stremio
• Stremio addons: Torrentio, Streaming Catalogs, Trakt.tv
• Real-Debrid

That's the basic setup you'll want for a proper good time. Instantly stream any show or movie from any provider for free (Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, etc.). Get recommendations based on your viewing habits. Compatible with all your devices, including smart TVs. Torrent-based so it won't get taken offline (at least not anytime soon). Torrents are already stored on a server so there's no waiting on seeds (which is what Real-Debrid does. Optional and $3/mo but it makes the experience much smoother, especially if you want to watch something older/more obscure. And it eliminates the need for a VPN. Plus it works for any torrent, not just media).

Trust me, this is the way to go. Once you get everything set up, it's so easy and straightforward to use that my grandmother could navigate Stremio and not even know that it's a pirate service. Good luck and happy sailing. 🏴‍☠️

My Netflix is called Jellyfin With Suspiciously Acquired Media From Dubious Corners of the Internet.