Forgot “Yes, but you maybe only stream in 720p because you’re on Linux :D” 🤡
And its cousin “yes, but your browser doesn’t have the right DRM software embedded in it, go fuck yourself”
“I tried to load an ad and failed and forgot where you were in the show so I’m just gonna start over. Oh hey it’s the beginning of the show, have an ad.”
-Hulu, actually.
Worse:
“I’m aware that you’re paying nearly $30 a month for our Ad-Free tier; but this content creator still demands we put Ads on this shit. Here’s an Ad!” Crashes and refuses to begin playback again when your browser that’s configured to block those ads blocks it.
Or the relative of the “Worse” option:
“Oh, you’re paying a little extra to limit advertising interruptions? Oh sorry! That only works on pre-roll and post-roll ads. Enjoy your fucking Mid(t)roll ad that you can’t fucking skip!”
I love this.
I am all for purchasing or licensing content that I enjoy. 100%. But that assumes the content owner is willing to take my money. I have no sympathy for people who refuse to let me give them my money who then turn around and cry “noooooooo, piracy is ruining us!!!”.
Basically Nintendo
Pretty much. All I want is to be able to pay money to legally download old Nintendo games as simple ROM files, is that too much to ask?
Nintendo Exec: Yes.
Yes let me buy a DRM free file download I can use on any of my devices for a reasonable price and I’ll give you my money… Unfortunately only piracy offers that currently. (Except books and games, which I do pay for).
I don’t know how the music industry figured it out. They have like six different licensing agencies, but somehow Spotify has all the music I want in one place.
Meanwhile on video side, every single content creator wants their own distribution channel.
The hell happened to the feet in the second panel?
You could also make one for vpn.
Guy comes back with a obvious disguise and vpn on the back of his coat, asking the same streaming service: “I’m totally from another country, do you have this movie?”
“Yes we do! Enjoy your movie!”
Your local library also has a lot of stuff that’s not on any streaming service. I’ve watched a lot of movies that way.
