Would you like to see a film? It's $60 to enter the movie theater. A chair to sit in is $10. You wanted to see the film? You need the glasses to unscramble the screen image. $40. Audio? That's for due paying subscribers $4.99/mo. You want to exit the theater? $120. In case of fire? Cleaning up your ashes generates a $200 fee.

I think you missed a 1 in front of that 9

i have seen this meme the third time the last few days and i'm always like: rent where?

i don't get it. does it mean, the movie isn't available within the services subscription, but costs additional money or does it mean it's not even in any service and you rent it somewhere else?

Sail out on the grand line for that movie.

Mullvad, iVPN and protonVPN all make good...ships, to sail with

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You pay to watch stuff? Why?

Exactly why I run Kodi on my firetv

Even the sweetest fruit once you begin to consume it turns to shit.

Show the Pain Harold

The average US household spent over $500/yr on streaming services in 2024, which was actually down YOY!

At that sort of expense, you would be much better served buying (or if you’re technically minded - building) a NAS at home and then just..

.. yaaar! 🏴‍☠️

That way, you keep access to the media without having to worry about licenses expiring or the internet going out.