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cm2012last Monday at 3:48 AM3 repliesview on HN

There are dozens of sources of online streaming entertainment, and its not exactly a vital good.


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OmarAssadilast Monday at 4:00 AM

Sure, Netflix may not be as important as, say, housing, food, or whatever else, but I think there is something to be said about the cultural importance of [at the very least some] film and television.

There's a lot of media worth studying, analyzing, and preserving. And in that sense, between the constant churn of catalog items, exclusive content, and the egregious DRM, I think these sorts of streaming services are, unfortunately, kind of harmful.

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Gudlast Monday at 3:50 AM

Yeah, there are a lot of torrent sites! Netflix doens't want my business anymore, I don't really care.

ranyumelast Monday at 3:55 AM

There exist dozens of online services where you can store your photos, doesn't mean companies should be allowed to do whatever they want with your photos...