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The TV streaming apps broke their promises, and now they’re jacking up prices (arstechnica.com)
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For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn't want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town -1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Do what i did and stop watching TV completely. I have watched maybe 10 hours of TV in the past 12 years.

[–] _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Some of the greatest television ever made is coming out these days. Fuck that. Just build a piracy machine. Yar.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, i dont find tv to be worth my time. I always heard people talking about the hottest new thing and was like "meh" i dont care.

[–] _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you watch movies, or are those also a waste of time in your opinion?

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 2 years ago

Very few. I can count the movies i have seen in the past decade on 1 hand.

[–] 40hands@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Cool story bro.

[–] overzeetop@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I didn't quite completely quit, but there's lot of other things to do than watch TV.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But…Ted Lasso…?!

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who's Ted Lasso? Some sort of cowboy?

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hm…Kind of… 🤔