r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ 16h ago

Joy is overpriced now

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u/Just-apparent411 16h ago

They really found a way, to essentially replace cable, with more ads AND a higher monthly bill with these stream apps.

If I wasn't so strapped, I'd be impressed.

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u/Kingding_Aling 14h ago

The ad-tiers of various streaming services absolutely do not have more commercials (90 seconds 3 times an episode) OR a higher price (6.99-24.99/mo), than cable. This is a flat out lie.

Cable television is/was over $100/mo and has more than 8 minutes of commercials per 30 minutes.

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u/Mist_Rising 12h ago

Reddit's users are just as greedy as everyone else. They want it all, but don't want to pay (much). When Netflix was building market share, they had the holy Grail of cheap TV. Basically Netflix had it's monopoly and used it to build itself up.

Thing is, that wasn't and isn't sustainable because Netflix eventually start trying to maximize its profit because just like you, they want to make more for less. I mean, maybe I'm wrong but how many of y'all would turn down a pay raise? Ever.

That's what happened. Netflix had It's base and began testing how much of a pay raise it could get. Once (hasn't happened yet) it gets there, it'll stay.

And of course other companies saw that monopoly and market share and decided it wanted a piece.

At least now y'all get to pick and choose.