According to new data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), streaming video subscription prices jumped a whopping 29 percent year over year. That’s compared to t…
If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Pulp Fiction
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Reservoir dogs
Jackie Brown
La Grande Vadrouille ← good for learning French… must be seen over and over
La Folie des Grandeurs ← also for learning French
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.
Factors I care about w/shows and films:
✅ no tracking
✅ no ads
✅ cheap
❌ ownership
If I only need to see a video once, why do I care about owning it? Exceptionally, I need my own copy of:
But those are rare exceptions. I don’t want most films taking up space in my house or on my hard drive. Streaming is obviously a fail, so for most films the best answer is to borrow the DVD from the public library.
I am assuming the public library is less likely to abuse your viewing data than your ISP (in the case of torrenting).
Perhaps the best case: I recently pulled ~50 or so DVDs from a dumpster. I watched them once. Now they are just taking space. I will dump them on someone, or see if the library wants them.