Netflix’s disc-by-mail service is better and more convenient than streaming in basically every way. Instead of having to look for the films/shows I want to watch on various streaming services only to find out they’re not streaming anywhere, or on some obscure/expensive service, I can be confident that if they’ve had a physical release, they’re probably in Netflix’s catalog of 100,000 titles on Blu-Ray or DVD. The I can just add it to my queue, and movies will show up. Then when it’s time to watch a movie, I don’t have to waste time mindlessly scrolling my trying to find something to watch, I just pop the disc in the player. Easy. It’s really a shame that it’s going away. My public library has a massive DVD collection that I’ll probably use, but they’re lacking in Blu-Ray discs, and nothing beats the convenience of having the discs come right to your home.
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I know this opinion is wildly unpopular, but I think pirating is unethical. If you can’t afford something, or you disagree with spending money for it, then fine. Don’t watch that show/listen to that song/play that game. But the people who make things deserve to get paid. It’s not right to refuse to pay for something while also consuming that content. Many of the justifications for pirating just feel like entitlement to me.
Gabe Newell made some insightful comments about how "piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" and people have really been running with it ever since. I don't think those words were intended to justify piracy, folks
I agree in 98% of cases. There are some cases (and this is splitting hairs so i apologize) where i'm fine with it. I think preservation for some near lost media that hasn't been purchasable for a long time (and maybe is tied to 30-40 year old hardware that isn't supported or buyable from the producing company anymore) i think is an exception i'm willing to make. This is particularly prevalent to older games that are tied to long defunct devices that aren't supported anymore like very old dos games.
But I'm also of the opinion those things shouldn't have to be "pirated" in the first place and if you haven't offered the ability to acquire it legally in decades it should fall into public domain.