Competition in a streaming service is an illusion that makes the overall service worse and more expensive. And it's probably not viable long term. Why? Because there is no competition for any one show. If the platform were all streaming the same shows, that would be competition. Instead they simply share the service with each platform having its monopoly on the shows it streams.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You saying that shows don't compete with each other?

[–] bouh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They do not. You can watch and appreciate different shows. You may want to watch many of them. And watching one show will never replace watching another.

In other words, you've not seen farscape as long as you've not seen it, and the expanse or any other show ever will not change that fact. Hence no show is ever competing with it.

What they're trying to do is to make a competition for your time and attention. But humans don't work like that. Culture is a shared thing. Good shows will be shared and watched while bad ones will be forgeted. If you make more shows than people can watch and share, you're simply wasting money. Which is why it's not sustainable.

[–] MxM111@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Competition for one show is another show. What else?