cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1289467
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After Netflix, I am cracking down on paying for these services.
I did and now I am having a better user experience with a lot more content.
I would like to thank Netflix and now Disney for my newfound hobby for self-hosting. I am having a blast learning new marketable skills and improving my digital life.
Jellyfin + Kodi + Jellyseerr and the rest of the arr stack really is amazing. Feels like I have my own netflix, just wayyyy better
What does Kodi provide in this stack?
Upscaling and better codec support than jellyfin
any good instructions for setting this up on raspberry pi?
And people wonder why piracy is going up
It’s funny how everyone said they would give up on netflix once the whole password sharing was tossed out, but here we are with netflix hitting higher numbers and no one leaving. Every streaming service out there is gonna follow the same practice since it’ll make them more money. If you dont agree with how they are doing things, then leave. It’s the only way to influence their decisions.
My threat hasn’t changed. I split my time between three states and so far hasn’t given me shit any time I switch location. The moment they do, I cancel. I’m mostly watching Paramount+ and Pluto anyway.
Well, as long as your devices are not TVs and are online from your “household” location at least once every 30 days, it shouldn’t complain as far as I understand it
I have to move my household everytime I switch locations since I normally spend months at a time per place. As long as it lets me do this as much as I need to, we’re cool. The moment it tells me I’ve reached a limit to the number of times I can switch locations within a given time period, I’m moving on.
Netflix did get screwed - their numbers increase is at low profit regions, meaning their operating costs go up while revenue increases only marginally compared to higher priced regions.
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The first 2 months dont really count. People wanna finish that one show or continue until they find a good replacement.
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People on reddit/lemmy said they would leave. They dont really represent the vast majority.
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Meanwhile, for completely unrelated reasons, I decided to mention that the https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ instance is run by the former top mod of /r/piracy.
My Plex server will continue forward on it’s ongoing 12+ year long mission of not giving a fuck while continuing to provide me with all my content!
Netflix was the canary in the coal mines. Now I suspect we will see most if not all streaming services to follow in the coming months/year.
“Surely all the people who share subscriptions because they can’t all afford 25 streaming services will each get their own accounts if we block password sharing, as opposed to just not using our services any more!”
That was what people said and then did the opposite.
“Netflix added 5.9 million new subscribers in the last three months – almost three times as many as analysts expected – after clamping down on households that were sharing their passwords.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/19/netflix-subscriber-growth-password-sharing
Worked well for for Netflix, stock is up 30% since May.
If anyone can pull it off it’s Disney. Parents will keep shelling out whatever Disney demands to keep their kids entertained.