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Netflix says people just kind of rolled over and accepted the password sharing crackdown::Netflix subscriptions are up almost 6 million this quarter, suggesting we’re all just too exhausted to fight this stuff
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I haven’t used netflix since this happened, but apparently its just the app on my xbox that stopped working? Its the only device I watched netflix on and I can’t say that I miss it.
I am using streamio and cloudstream on android box and its fucking awesome.
Good to see I am not one of them, I cut off Netflix after the news and went to the competition which are cheaper and have better production.
Not exhausted at all
Morons. Stop paying more for less services.
I haven’t because Netflix hasn’t given me a good solid reason to return to them.
I wouldn’t exactly say everyone is too tired to fight this stuff. Because, a bubble has yet to burst somewhere if it hasn’t already. Netflix just fails to see the bigger picture of this problem and once that bubble bursts, the bubble of financial strains on society, they’ll feel it tenfold.
Large thinking on your part here. However, the issue is people will purchase it no matter what. Your efforts to stamp Netflix out personally are great but they are overshadowed by a company that makes millions and doesn’t need your 13 to 14 dollars a month to stay subscribed.
If we want to show companies we aren’t going to participate then we have to indefinitely convince the population not to participate. That isn’t going to happen. These companies know that they will make money and people will keep buying.
This applies to almost any industry. Take something more environmental. I haven’t eaten fish in 3 years because of how bad the fishing industry is. Mind you I am hypocrite and eat chicken and beef and those industries are just as bad but I am trying to cut back on them as well. Problem is, my one little attempt to not aid in the fishing industries endeavors are swamped by the millions that don’t care, are oblivious by choice or, just would rather exist in a world where there are no problems.
The truth is the big companies should hold a responsibility but our laws (at least in the U.S.) fine them small amounts of what they make double of. Their are no laws to truly stop massive corporations because the corporations are fined rather than the people running the company and that is by design because technically the fisherman can’t be held accountable in the companies wrong doings if the CEO was the one doing the wrong doings but the fisherman is aiding those wrong doings unknowingly so you punish the company not the people running it.
Then it boils down to if you can’t change the company then it becomes the people’s responsibility and we have one but we blame the company and or ignore our responsibility.
The truth is it’s everyone’s responsibility. The companies the people’s. The human equation just doesn’t care. People aren’t going to stop watching Netflix over money the same as they won’t stop giving fishing companies money to kill the ocean that gives Earth life. Because there is no immediate effect to their lives. It only matters to most when it’s too late.
We could divulge into a thousand topics. This isn’t meant to discourage your efforts. Don’t pay Netflix save your money but getting on Lemmy and stating, “Netflix will fall.” Can only happen when people give a damn just like you or when the companies give a damn. Companies have one incentive, money. People have incentive to buy a product if it works and brings some form of usefulness to their lives. No matter how you look at it or how much an end user wants to bitch about money. The truth is Netflix works so we are going to spend money to use it.
You could apply this to Google Search, Apple products, etc. There is no incentive to allow competition, care about your privacy, care about your well being, if the incentive or money takes precedence. Additionally, that means we have a problem but on the other hand. You know what works? Google Search, do you know what gives Google Search the edge? Your data and money. You know why iPhone is popular because it’s easier to buy an iPhone to talk to friends and the messaging just works. You know the problem with Apple products? No incentive to switch to better platforms like RCS over SMS. Apple doesn’t want to change the consumer should and we will keep buying their product.
Point being people have to truly change to change a company.
The American people are so hopelessly broken, it’s shameful.
I did rolled over to reach my phone to unsubscribe. Next thing i know, i’m socializing. Best weeks in years.
Dang, how much Netflix were you watching?
Crackdown of what? I can still use multiple devices in different households at the same time, albeit I had to upgrade to 4 screens because my parents and my gf could use it. Maybe this measure has not been applied the same everywhere
Not for long. Netflix recently changed their rules so that regardless of the number of screens you pay for you they are going to start enforcing that you all primarily live and access netflix from the same household
I cancelled my subscription even before the password sharing crackdown. I was tired of the price constantly increasing. Besides that I needed to eliminate some subs since the combined costs were approaching that of cable TV.
Well that’s depressing
Turns out lemmy users aren’t representative of the greater public.
Of course the person using a shared password either left (saving Netflix money) or got their own subscription (giving Netflix money).
Netflix doesn’t care that people who weren’t paying stopped using their service.
That’s not really true when ads are in the mix
Another family member pays for my account 🤷♂️
Closed my account. Didn’t look back. Goodbye netflix. It’s sad that most people probably didn’t move.
Netflix says a lot of things, some aren’t true
In my family this is exactly what happened. The people I shared my password with all bought subscriptions of their own.
I still share my password with a few other households and we’ve experienced no service interruption at all. if they catch me, I’ll just cancel my account then resub to binge anything that looks interesting. plenty of free streaming sites I can scroll through while complaining that there’s nothing good on, I don’t need to pay for the privilege.
As far as I can tell their “crackdown” has just been “send an email to people using from more than one IP address”.
