Isn't it kind of ridiculous that NOW streaming services want you to pay for ads?

[beebella]

I thought the whole point of these streaming services was to have the ability to watch TV shows/movies uninterrupted?
Now they want to hike up prices and include plans with ads that we still have to pay for. Yeah, they're cheaper, but why should I have to pay for that? 😫

Yeah, it's kind of ridiculous

I don't think it's that ridiculous

I don't have an opinion on this matter

I don't use streaming services

Poll options C and D

Something else

[NamerOfStars]

Not in the least. The goal was to get the bulk of the consumer base to move to a platform that the creators had control over, with less FCC supervision and no Neilsen ratings, so they can say whatever they want about ratings and viewership, and no one will have the information to contest it. It's all about consolidation of power.

[YesterdaysChild]

That used to be the point of having satellite/cable TV, so you didn't see commercials. Now, unless you pay them $15 a month not to see commercials. you get them like every 10 minutes. And that is not all of them, as each charges you money. So by the time you pay for all these apps, like Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Peacock, and others, you may just as well get something like Dish.

[Nikki1989]

If you are so lazy and tight with money that you want to stream everything, then deal with the ads and shut up. 🤣

[DaveJord]

I said it's not ridiculous, because I am an American... so I this how capitalism works. Its not that I like it all that much... but the idea that the internet is free is false. Its and industry, and therefore during down turns in the economy they will find ways to squeeze you out or make you pay.

So, it's not ridiculous, it's just infuriating.

[YesterdaysChild]

Who pays for internet from the Starlink satellites?

[DaveJord]

@YesterdaysChild The customer does, it's like 600 of the equipment and 100 bucks or so for the service. Just like your home internet.

[DaveJord]

I travel a lot I just researched star link yesterday. Be the base package is about 700 bucks all told, plus them the monthly fees of about 80 per month.

[Adventurer23]

I've never done streaming, but I just assumed this is what would eventually happen, because corporations are greedy AF. Nothing is ever enough. Regardless, it is a slap in the face that they'd have their customers sit through commercials, just because they want to make more money. Especially given the fact that streaming inherently had no commercials to begin with, which was part of the attraction of it.

However, I just knew over time that streaming services would eventually introduce commercials, because their lower monthly fees (compared to cable) was just a longterm ploy to get people on board and used to it before they introduced commercials onto their platforms. But as long as it remains cheaper than cable, people will put up with it (whether they like it or not), because they have no other option to choose. Because once one company starts doing it, they ALL will eventually. Mark my word. It'll just become the new norm. Just wait until they start showing even more ads... it's coming.

But over time, it's not like streaming services were going to turn down the opportunity to make even more money with the type of ad revenue cable makes. I just saw this as an eventuality. Bottom line is: never, and I mean NEVER make the assumption that corporations will not want to make even more money eventually. Given enough time, they'll get it one way or another. These kind of eventualities are a virtual guarantee that is baked into the proverbial corporate cake.

[zeitgeist057]

It's ridiculous, but it's ridiculous that people watch TV in the first place, and so paying for it is something that a brain dead tv watcher will probably do:

TV is bad, says this article

Oh wow, John Hopkins study agrees.

"the higher a mother's IQ, the fewer hours both her biological and adopted children spent glued to the tube"

Television viewing is associated with increased risks of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

But it's an addiction, and a widely accepted pastime regardless of the ill effects. People will keep on watching it and keep getting dumber. So eventually they may end up paying to watch nothing but ads.

[Sour-rose]

So as a business woman, this is a good idea. Because- listen, let me say I'm ms. rose of the uuuh production department or whatevea', I gotta help netflix make money. How about we rid of the ads... for $40 a month? Whaddya mean it's too much? It's fine! They'll pay that much! Okay, okay, okay... uuuuh...$8... FINE YOU EMPATHETIC SON OF A- $5! $5? Good, done deal, very good. Now we need to tell everyone.

Sooo if you don't like having a bathroom break or checking if timmy is watching you from the stairs, you can pay $5 to kill the ads and stuff.

[Anonymous]

Corporate America needs a freaking restart… or rather, a huge restructuring.

They are milking us dry to every last cent we can muster anymore. Half the fees and stuff we pay for either shouldn’t exist or be illegal. Let us freaking get aheadddd!

[Opinion Owner]

This is coming from someone that doesn’t hardly even pay for any subscriptions or even have my own place. I pay a little bit of rent in my current situation. But I have to ask, why is it so hard to get a raise? Why can I not live a proper life on my salary? Why are corporate profits so high yet there isn’t enough money to go around to pay a living wage? And what good are employer benefits when you only go to the doctor’s office once a year? I’d rather have more money in my pocket, not going to other industries that somehow profit by me barely even showing up. Like that’s OUR hard-earned money just going to nothing. So I can what, just not have to pay to go to the doctors once a year? I’d rather have my MONEY… the world is so broken and corrupt lol we are getting ROBBED.

[rigmarole]

They lost their customer base pushing socialist agendas. Now only socialist use them and they have to pay more for less. That's how socialism works.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I won't be using it, but if people want cheaper, here it is.

[exitseven]

It is ridiculous. Now they are just being greedy. I am gladci get them all for free. I would never pay for them. The stuff is not that great.

[HitsyHonesty]

I love watching on PC only, adblocking extensions mmmm-m life is good!

[LiamJHayden]

Not really. They have expenses, and if the fees are not sufficient to cover them they either raise them and/or increase revenue via ads, or go out of business.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, it is ridiculous, for sure. Always a money making scheme.

[Constatine]

Lol i'm old fashioned.

Tv? Streaming?

* searches something to watch tonight in an enormous dvd collection.. 👍*

[strateguy632]

like me.

[Likes2drive]

Yeah I don’t pay for any subscriptions. I just watch the ones that are free with the ads so if I’m going to pay for any they better not have any ads.

[AlexEfron]

😂 and that's why I prefer not to avail any. Hail piracy 🤣. I'm sure someone will report this and have it removed from g@g

[dolemite58]

just get a good vpn and jailbreak ur roku so you can stream stuff for free, i haven't paid for any kinda streaming service ever 😂

[AmeerX]

I think people should go for daily motion instead. YouTube is too much cracking down on users and content makers for silliest of the silliest copyright strikes

[Juxtapose]

I don't pay to watch things, I can get it for free.

[spartan55]

@beebella🐝... is one angry consumer... 😡

[Anonymous]

Not if it's a free service. They have to make revenue somehow.

[DaBiggestBird]

One tax away from dusting off the DVD player

[strateguy632]

i do disk.

[Slim57]

Everything is ridiculous