@beej I think this is one of the honest reasons I find it easier to keep up on Anime than *any* live action stuff. I know where to find most of it.
@beej The pay for indies could be coupled with selective binging. You mostly pay for indies, but you have one streaming service at a time that you pay for, and your family binge watches what they want to on that streaming service during the month. You then cancel it after a month or two, and pick another streaming service for the next month. We've actually trimmed down to just 3 streaming services (Youtube Premium, Netflix, Amazon Prime) and pay about $70 on Patreon in addition.
(The Amazon Prime is mostly just a default to get the free shipping. We barely use the streaming service associated with it.)
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@beej what happened to competition driving prices down
capitalism, video streaming services
@beej yeah, as soon as I posted that my brain went “oh, right, platform exclusives”
sadly, competition only drives prices down when all the streams have all the shows
and this is why I watch everything on youtube with adblockers