Netflix is ending the sharing of passwords to friends not living in the subscriber’s household. If you watch it courtesy of a friend or even a family member’s account (if you don’t live with them) by using their password, you’re not going to be able to stream the shitty network anymore.
Although policy once promoted password sharing, Netflix now claims that it has cut into profits and cost over a million dollars in revenue. Amazon is ridiculing Netflix, reminding the latter that its motto was once “sharing is caring”.
But you can stay on the friend’s account if they’re willing to pay $7.99 (or more) per month, this represents a betrayal of loyal customers and gouges people who can’t afford to have a subscription. And if you’ve been in a grocery store lately, you’ll see why people can’t afford it.
I get the need to make a profit, but subscribers of other streaming services are not restricted so. Those networks make money. They also produce better content.
The Witcher has come to be a disappointment and hated by Witcher fans. Letting the star go was the last straw for me. He was the only good reason to watch, as he did the best he could with material he hated. The writers were going off-canon and since he was a fan, he didn’t like it. As a result, in addition to other reasons, he wanted to quit. The last season made me sick. I hated it.
Stranger Things is an anchor show, with filming on season 5 now delayed by the writer’s strike.
But season 4 was very disappointing and even boring. A waste of time.
I’d love to pick on other shows and movies, but there are too many crappers to name. A subscription is therefore a waste of money.
There were other ways to save a buck. Like quitting the practice of being lazy and counting on fans of a series to settle for whatever they served up after a season or two.
There’s even worse news: the rumored ads are going to show up after all. My preferred choice, if I have to watch ads, is Tubi, free with ads but having an awesome library of shows, documentary programming and uncensored movies. Aside from Prime, it’s my go-to place for good shows and movies.
Netflix is going to face some serious backlash for what it’s doing, and subscriptions, even if they increase at first, will drop precipitously.
I also subscribe to Paramount Plus, because it’s absolutely worth it. Netflix is not, and betraying customers has never been good business. That’s all I can afford, and at this point, it’s all I want, except for Disney. That streamer is out of my price range because, fuck you, fans: we’re making boo-coo dollars and we ain’t here for you, we’re an empire and if you can’t pay, we don’t need you.
Consumers are increasingly treated like shit. We’re in the beginning stages of catastrophic times, and we are being made victims in every way. Cut the cable? Sure. And soon, internet streaming, too.
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