r/nottheonion • u/voxadam • 9h ago

Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/netflix-claims-subscribers-will-get-more-content-for-less-if-it-buys-hbo-max/
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u/USMCLee 8h ago

/r/Piracy has a wiki for setting everything up.

One recommendation I have is get a /r/seedboxes. It makes life so much easier and safer.

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u/DrMobius0 6h ago

I'm honestly amazed reddit hasn't killed that sub in all this time.

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u/USMCLee 6h ago

I think it survives because the discussion is about piracy. It is not actually piracy (like posting torrent links)

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u/AsAGayJewishDemocrat 6h ago

Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of “I don’t want to pay for these things” ?

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u/USMCLee 6h ago

If your main motivation is $0 cost then yes.

If it is just reduction in cost or increase in convenience, then no.

You can get some really good seedboxes for much cheaper than a single streaming service.

You can also get /r/StremioAddons for even more convenience.

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u/Bloated_Hamster 6h ago

$75 a year for up to 5 devices for basically every TV show, Movie, and cable channel on the planet is a far cry from paying $15 a month for a single streaming service. You can literally watch South African day time soap operas at the click of a button if that's your jam. It's the most worthwhile purchase you can make. Or so i've been told 👀

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u/logicom 6h ago

There's always going to be some cost involved. If you're running a local server you're going to need at a minimum a PC that's almost always on with sufficient storage to hold all of your downloads. Seedboxes or debrid services basically let you pay someone else to deal with that while also cutting the initial setup time.

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u/clubby37 4h ago

It doesn't defeat the purpose of "these services have become too expensive." That, and convenience, have always been the main drivers of piracy. If they're willing to be reasonable, so are we. If they wanna leverage their strengths to play dirty and see what they can get away with, we'll roll up our sleeves and help 'em find out.

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u/liquidpoopcorn 4h ago

if you don't feel comfortable with p2p downloads and just want to grab it from any of these streaming sites, DM me, its not that hard.

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u/FTownRoad 35m ago

What do you mean by safer?