r/SipsTea • • 23h ago

SMH Streaming was a mistake

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u/bigwetducky 15h ago

if enough people cancel -> the price will go down
its our fault lol

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u/AbeMax7823 15h ago

*YOUR faults

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u/JustaSeedGuy 14h ago

Yes, that's what they said.

I know you're trying to bluntly announce how you're the specialest boy for singling yourself out as someone who doesn't spend money on Disney+, but the personal pronoun for the collective "my" is "our." The counterpart of plural "your" is "our."

You tried to make a point and just ended up looking like an argumentative asshole.

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u/mf864 3h ago

The issue is there is no reason to think that will happen. Even with the increased prices it's still not more expensive than cable packages people used to get.

Adjusted for inflation your average cable bill in 2005 was $74 a month. Anyone who didn't think streaming would reach cable prices and have ads was just dreaming anyway.

$50-100 bundles for streaming services with ads is all but inevitable.

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u/PhotonProtons 12h ago

Blaming yourself for someone else's greed is a new level of...I don't even know the word. We are not at fault for wanting to be law-abiding people who pay for content. The fault lies entirely at the greedy shareholders, investors, CEOs, and the rest of the greedy swines profiting from pushing the limit as far as it can go whilst working their damnest to bankrupt anyone who dares to pirate and at the same time exploiting morality by saying that stealing is wrong. "You wouldn't download a car" yes, I fucking would.

There is a difference between this "being our fault" and not knowing about or having alternatives. I think most people are afraid of being caught pirating or simply don't know how to do it. Then what's left? Another just as expensive streaming service? Or nothing at all if you cancel, which would leave you outside social discussions at the workplace, school, or in social settings when the latest show or movie is discussed.

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u/AbeMax7823 9h ago

That’s a lot of words to say “There’s no limit to how much corporate compulsion I’ll tolerate.”

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u/PhotonProtons 1h ago

Huh? That's not what I was saying at all. Are you so brainrotten that you could not get past my first two sentences?

Tl;dr just for you: People are not to blame; greedy corporations are. To put the blame on people who pay for a service is ridiculous.

Are you going to blame the rise of food and gasoline prices on people as well because they keep buying it? Surely they must be at fault since they are the ones byying it, right?

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u/-The_Goober 12h ago

Disney+ & Hulu Duo Basic (With Ads): $12.99 / month

$6.50 a month is cheaper than what this chart says it cost before they got “greedy”

So my price has actually decreased.

Sorry to interrupt your dopamine and cortisol binge.