• adriaan@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I wish there was a way to support the production, actors, writers, vfx artists, animators, etc. of good shows adequately while getting the piracy experience. This system really just fucking sucks. Even if you pay exorbitant amounts to streaming services, the people that made the art get jack shit.

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      1 year ago

      Hmm, let’s see… You could subscribe for all the services and still pirate the content…

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        subscribing to the services does the opposite of support the workers. that’s why there’s a massive strike right now.

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        1 year ago

        Like I said, subscriptions barely matter for the artists on those projects. Actors and animators generally get no royalties from streaming.

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          1 year ago

          So if the actors and artists get a fair contract, you will happily pay for subscriptions?

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            1 year ago

            Happily, not really. I pay for YouTube Premium, but I don’t like the monopoly they have and disagree with a lot of their decisions. I’d rather have a different economic system.

            But yeah, I’d be willing to pay for the subscription in that case, even if I end up pirating most everything to get a better service.

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          1 year ago

          Merely suggesting the easiest way of paying creaters, while getting the benefits for pirating. What other interpretation can there be?