this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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Fuck Subscriptions

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Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.

Expect use of strong language.

Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.

No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.

Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.

New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.

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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:

Right to Repair/Ownership

Hedges Development

Privacy

Privacy Guides

DeGoogle Yourself

F-Droid

Stallman Was Right

Some other useful links:

FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:

Piped

Invidious

Nitter

Teddit

 

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[–] kcweller@feddit.nl 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Broooo two days before the day after tomorrow is fucking golden though.

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[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Thanks, I have been meaning to get the full series on Blu-ray. Any idea if the older stuff has the vhs segues of Trey and Matt's skit shows?

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Great. Now I know which ones to watch.

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[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Imagine paying for Paramount Plus at all. I just stopped paying for it (card expired) and nothing changed. This was like a year ago, I never fixed the issue. Still watching a bunch of Star Trek. I don't think they run a very tight ship over there at Paramount, lol.

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[–] DepthCharge@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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fuck streaming services. just pirate it.

[–] Enderbies248489@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People pay to watch nutrek mostly

[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

when the trek stops I unsubscribe. When the blurays come out I rip them to my jellyfin. If they have a big enough gap without trek, they stop getting my money

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[–] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (4 children)

What was the controversy in Simpsons Did It? All I remember is the epitomal line.

[–] minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

¥You sucked it out of a garden hose huh?"

I mean at this point, why even allow South Park to be streamed at all? The whole point of the show was deeply offensive tomfoolery and the social commentary.

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[–] Upperhand@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The real surprise is why anyone wastes money on any of those overpriced steaming services. It's not a typo. I'd rather take a minor hit in resolution than pay those crap companies.

[–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 days ago

I have some good news, you don't have to take a hit to resolution. In fact, piracy probably provides better quality (blu ray rips)

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I still remember Adult Swim removing the Cowboy Bebop episode where they are flying in the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The irony of pulling cartoon wars

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

This is why I still pirate stuff.

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