[ChrisMarshallNY]

> If Amazon ever gets rid of the without ad version they will lose me as a customer overnight.

A couple of years ago, I subscribed to Peacock Premium (or whatever it was called). The selling point was access to all their library.

At that time, it was ad-free.

It is now packed with ads, and they want me to upgrade to “Peacock Squeal Like A Pig,” or whatever they call it.

Instead, I just canceled my subscription, and avoid any Peacock stuff, which isn’t difficult. They don’t have much I want to see.

I have a friend who pirates everything. I have always believed in paying for my media, but it’s become such a clusterfuck, that I can sympathize.

[opan]

I would encourage you to partake in sharing files with your neighbor, and on the occasion you feel strongly you want to support something, get that subscription for a month or buy some merch or similar to show you really appreciate what you watched.

[gausswho]

It's what we've come to. If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't theft. And in a market where data theft is built into the price, well... you are the one to set the price and the recipient of who you deem deserves it.