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by ExpendableGuy 1066 days ago
The golden age of streaming is long over. Pricing is going up, options are going down, and we're arguably in a worse place now than we were when cable was all but required.
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I struggle to see how the current status quo is worse than cable.

I pay less for my streaming services than my parents do for cable, and the quantity and quality of content at my disposal is still far better than I ever remember getting with cable.

Cable breaks a show by sticking adverts in the middle even though you've paid for access to watch the show.

Even if it was exactly the same price, cable would be a worse experience.

Slightly more effort required, but I think if the prices go up much more, I’m just going to start rotating subscriptions.

I grew up with 5 over the air channels on a good day, so I think we’ll manage.

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