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I was never a fan of the subscriptions model (I have never had a Spotify, Netflix, or any other similar services).

My girlfriend that used to make fun of me is now considering cutting some of those costs.

What is your stance on this?

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[โ€“] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pirate the hell out of it. You most likely already have all you need, so no costs. If you want you can start putting the sub money to buy a RPi and a usb drive, you will not regret it.

[โ€“] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't worry, I don't usually watch a lot of movies, but most of the times when my gf wants something, it's nowhere to be streamed (English is not our first language, and the local streaming options are lackluster), so I still know my ways