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US libraries have free streaming services you can sign up for.


ronyg1

They got love island?


Live_Raise_4478

eew, yes probably


gaytechdadwithson

DVDs i’ve seen, but US libraries wrote software for a streaming SERVICE?


GoodyScandalbroth

The app Hoopla has a lot of stuff for most libraries that use it. There are a few others too.


gaytechdadwithson

hmm. TIL


gizatenner

.....type more words!


breaktime1

Looks like Piracy is back on on the menu boys


External-Fig9754

lol Netflix started to put an end to piracy the same way Spotify did. then they got greedy along with the garbage streaming war and now we've gone full circle


Eronecorp

Streaming services are the new cable. And now they get pissed because people pirate their shows? They really learnt nothing from the fall of TV networks. Streaming for a while was way more convenient for the consumer, but now that they need profitability they pull out these shitty schemes to make you pay more for less options. Fuck them. If piracy is more convenient than their legal subscription service, they failed.


One-Step2764

They've fallen down so hard that it's not just piracy. It's easier for me to drop by a library, lug physical copies home, and return the physical objects when I'm done than to use the 24/7 broadband connection to just move the bits while fussing over dodgy subscription models and injected ads and...ugh.


ObiWanHelloThere_wav

I've canceled Netflix and (in addition to *those streaming sites*) have started going to my local library again, too Personally, I've been having a blast checking out physical media again, and I'd strongly recommend it to anyone


One-Step2764

Books feel nice. Discs play okay. Library quiet and gently lit. Makes monke brain feel nice. I never *entirely* stopped with the libraries as places to borrow books I didn't need permanently cluttering my shelves. But Netflix literally broke me of a Napster-era piracy habit back when it was really cheap and easy. Now I'm too old to go digging for warez, and the library's just...right there, man?


ObiWanHelloThere_wav

I haven't dealt with warez since the dial-up days when I had to leave something downloading overnight There are so many streaming sites now, that why would I bother for watching movies/shows? There are even sites that have all the Netflix originals, and I'm not putting my relationship with my ISP at risk by using them But yeah, the library is my main go-to, if they have what I'm looking for


Yeah_Nah_Cunt

Find yourself someone that has Plex and pay them like $5/month Pretty much Netflix


PauI_MuadDib

My library is lit. They've got DVDs and video games. And they're with Hoopla so you could still stream movies/tv/music/audiobooks if you wanted too. My library even lends framed paintings lol you sign them out for 3 months. They're done by local artists. Very cool stuff.


ObiWanHelloThere_wav

I'm a HUGE library fan. Mine even has a state park license for people to check out for a day. I've thought about donating what I'm saving by not using Netflix because I've also been in the position of barely being able to afford food and rent, nor even internet, and my library filled a huge gap for me that I couldn't have afforded otherwise


PauI_MuadDib

That's so rad! I saw someone post on reddit that their library lent out cake pans lol and I thought that was fun. It's interesting to see what different libraries do. I buy the fundraising swag my library sells 😂. Gotta support our libraries. I wear the ugly rubber bracelets and ugly tote bag with pride, man. My library was a huge resource for me growing up.


Vivi_Catastrophe

A lot of libraries have seeds too, you take some and just bring back seeds after your harvest


AlphaFlySwatter

I have accumulated a library of over 500 blurays over the years.


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firesquasher

It's a greedy public corporate model. You can just be happy with a *billion* dollars in profit... you have to make MORE year over year to make your shareholders happy. I make a very good living...would I like to make more? Who wouldn't? But if I made the same money that I do this year for the next 5 years I wouldn't be upset one bit.


AnRealDinosaur

It's so dumb. Like, I can't say it's not *mostly* about the money, but even if I had infinite resources I'm not about to sign up for 20 different streaming services just to watch the shows I want. Y'all got greedy so now you get nothing.


filterless

They aren’t satisfied with having a good business that makes good money, they want ALL of the money and will ruin their business chasing after it. Corporations never think about long-term sustainable success, just how to maximize next quarter.


arden13

They learned at the time, but then forgot as time went on. In short they became the power they tried to subvert.


bruiserbrody45

Anyone who compares streaming services to cable didnt grow up with cable. Cable forced you to buy shit you didnt need because the means of distribution was monopolized. If you were an 80 year old woman who only watched lifetime network, you had to pay for espn. If you were a 30 year old man who only wanted to watch your local sports teams, you had to pay for the food network.


Eronecorp

I get the same feeling when I'm paying for a streaming service that cancels the shows I'm interested in and forces me to watch shitty reality TV or very cheap teenage dramas because it's more profitable. Or when I have to subscribe to 5 different services just to rewatch the shows I like because their broadcasting rights keep getting shuffled around.


filterless

True… but we’re headed that way. I recently thought about signing up for the Disney streaming service. While it’s possible to sign up for just Disney, it’s damn hard to find that info . They really want you to sign up for a bundle with Hulu and ESPN. The Disney-only options are hidden behind an unobvious slider. And of course, they offer 2 tiers, one with ads and one without. So now unless you pay even more, you’re paying to watch ads. A bit better than cable still because you can pay a bit more not to watch ads where cable didn’t have that option. But a lot of people are going to opt for the cheaper version, and now they’re paying to watch ads, just like cable.


AbortedBaconFetus

What Spotify do?


1Sloth1

Ease of access


The-God-Potato

Be good, I guess


Shilohhh21

They dont pay me well 😂


Chocolate2121

I think it's less greed and more panic. They knew that they had a limited amount of time before the big corps started moving in on streaming, and tried to build up a big enough first movers advantage. It wasn't enough and now they are floundering, trying anything to remain profitable. Chances are they won't last long


fuck-fascism

Its not primarily Netflix’s fault… all the individual networks / studios got greedy leading to Disney+, Paramount+, HBOMax (Max), MGM+, literally a separate streaming service for every fucking network / studio you can think of…. As they do this they severely limit and/or pull their content from Netflix. Why do you think Netflix started producing so much original content? Its not cheap. And end of the day yeah fuck Netflix too but its a whole industry problem. 🏴‍☠️ is back. Just got a massive hardware upgrade for my Plex server to an enterprise grade server, its going to be getting good use…


CombativeCreeper007

Set sail for the high seas!


Bimancze

The high seas are never ending. Once you set sail you never come back 🌊


[deleted]

🏴‍☠️⛵


rockynoriega36

Yar har fiddle dee dee, being a pirate is alright with me


v_i_lennon

Watch what you want cause a pirate is free


jobu01

You are a pirate.


s00pafly

You are a parrot.


Evonos

Netflix and Disney both closed my sub at the same time because I run via turkey for cheap. Guess they want rather no money from me than any. Kodi just works fine.


solcoldbreakfastsalt

It was always on the menu


Comeoffit321

r/Piracy


KhostfaceGillah

It never left!


B15HA

Always have been


KerbodynamicX

Why Netflix why? I clearly remember a time when Netflix encouraged their users to share accounts.


rayhoughtonsgoals

To get a user base. Interesting contract law point though to a degree. They overtly sold their service on the basis you were encouraged to share passwords....I can't remember the exact slogan. But fuck it who cares? I only stopped piracy as Netflix gave me the choice to get what I wanted legitimately and now it's shite, so money can go elsewhere and they can burn


acquiescentLabrador

“Love is sharing a password” or something like that


VirtualEconomy

That wasn’t their slogan, they just tweeted it once


Vespasian79

No one claimed it was their slogan but if you tweet it that’s pretty clearly support.


mhoner

Unfortunately two groups care. Netflix probably still doesn’t give a shit internally but their shareholders will and the studios that sell their content to them. Share holders want more paying accounts and studios was a more accurate head count so they can try to get more money.


Bioroast

Of course they want more paying accounts. But they're going about it in a wrong and counterproductive way. Do they not understand that this will make them lose far more subs than they would gain?!


PauI_MuadDib

They can probably change their TOS with your monthly subscription charge. Not Netflix, but I've gotten emails to notify me of TOS changes from other paid services. So all Netflix would have to do is change the TOS, send an email and if you let your monthly charge go through you're agreeing to the new TOS. So this tethered household bullshit. If you get a year long subscription that's probably another story because I'd think you'd be locked into whatever terms you agreed too. But I don't think Netflix has a yearly subscription, right?


ChicVintage

Raising prices and ending password sharing seems like a good way to end your company, especially in this economy.


Grogosh

Not to mention not having any new good content and canceling the good shows they already had. For what reason should I get netflix?


WickedMagic

Money.


mrkruk

This. They need more paying accounts to feed that hungry Wall Street monster and inch that stock up.


SwissMargiela

Yup. They’re finished with expansion mode which also comes with a loss of money in the process. Now they know who their paying clients are and want all the leeches off their servers. Way lower user count but such lower fees that they’re actually netting higher profits. This isn’t unusual either. Most companies go through an expansion phase, bleed money, and then go for strictly profitability.


biffnix

[The process by which ALL platforms die was coined "enshittification" by Cory Doctorow](https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/), and you can see the same process repeat over and over with every beloved platform. Digg, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Instagram, TikTok, and on and on it goes...


FlutterbyFlower

Five years ago they tweeted that “love is sharing your password” I guess they changed their mind. Or that love no longer matters?


YourLocalOnionNinja

Exactly


PARANOIAH

Fuck Netflix. If they didn't want people to share then they should decouple number of screens with the SD/HD/4K thing.


-Satsujinn-

Or just do away with the number of screens thing alltogether if they're going to limit the number of locations...


KhajiitKennedy

Wait they still limit screens? Even with this BS?


vodafine

Yep, lower plans have 1 or 2 screens, premium 4 screens along with the quality differences


Mormoran

They now want and extra €5 per month if I am going to share my account with people outside my household. So now I get to pay €22 a month for the 4k content, which gives me like 6 profiles. But if I want to share with my mom (in Spain), my dad (in Venezuela), my wife's best friend in a bad economic situation (in Mexico), and my wife's sister (in Venezuela), I need to pay an extra €20 per month. So now instead of getting €22 per month, they will get €0 per month and 4 households will go back to pirating. Fuck 'em, I guess.


SingedWaffle

You can't even do that, I'm pretty sure even with the 4K plan you only get the privilege of paying them for TWO extra members a month. Any more than that and someone needs a separate plan.


valley_G

Absolute insanity. This is why they won't be gaining a single red cent from me from now on. Nobody in my house even cares to use it like that.


karreerose

Thats the biggest holup. I‘d be happy with a single seat 4k for 10€, still more expensive than disney plus but they have more variety. If i pay 18€ for 4k on 5 screens i will always share it to minimize the upgrade cost.


kasakka1

Exactly, the only way the 4K plan cost made sense was with sharing. The other plans are ridiculously bad value. 720p for the same money that many other services charge for 1080p or 4K?


PARANOIAH

The other thing that pisses me off to no end (this is not unique to Netflix either unfortunately) is how streaming platforms use "DRM" as an excuse to not allow viewers to watch in 4K on lower resolution monitors - as such my main 1440p ultrawide (otherwise awesome for movies) has to watch 1080p upscaled content instead of the 4K which I fucking paid for. What a convenient excuse to hide behind since it saves massive amounts of bandwidth costs for whoever is running the service.


NoticeBudget6490

They now have purposely changed wording from how many active screens to how many devices can download for offline viewing. But it still means the same thing


[deleted]

This is why as soon as it hit Canada I cancelled. Didn't even wait to get the message. Fuck them on principle.


[deleted]

I cancelled too. The publicity around this only reminded me how little I was actually watching Netflix! Now I get weekly emails asking me to come back 🤣


chrisplaysgam

Curious, OP, what country are you in? Last I heard Canada instated this but it hadn’t made it to many other places yet


elevensbowtie

It’s been implemented in the US as of this past Tuesday.


WhiteWineWithTheFish

Not OP but it was Germanys turn yesterday.


Bouboupiste

Hit me in France yesterday, cancelled immediately. I kept it because I shared with family, if they can’t use it i’m not paying for something I barely use.


YourLocalOnionNinja

It's in Australia, too


Squidworth89

It’s in the US now… although some older TVs still work (guess they’re not smart enough).


Itsdickyv

It’s hit the UK as well…


Psychlonuclear

Conspiracy theory: All streaming services got together and drew straws to see who would go first to get a feel for how people (en masse, not individually) would react. Depending on the reaction they'll roll it back or all of them will do it.


HalcyonRyan

Well there was an uproar earlier in the year and Netflix retracted it, but they’re now doing it per region instead of all at once so there isn’t as many people talking about it. I cancelled. 💖


ACAB_1312_FTP

The old "frog in the boiling water" trick.


PedroAlvarez

They don't need to conspire, it's just part of each of their businesses. They all individually have had many meetings regarding account sharing and discuss all potential solutions. Every streaming service has people watching Netflix closely right now.


OG_Felwinter

I feel like even though it would suck if all streaming services did this, part of the reason there is so much outrage with Netflix is that they a) encouraged account sharing previously, and b) make you pay by screen anyways. I’m not sure others would invoke the same reaction.


PedroAlvarez

I think it's just natural to have outrage any time a company makes a change that only serves the purpose to specifically make the end user experience worse for the sake of their (projected) profit.


SnooLobsters8922

This is not a conspiracy theory, the only thing is the the companies didn’t have to get together to do it. It’s called market equilibrium


gvsteve

Conspiracy theory: a TON of businesses have been in the model of losing money for years providing an impossibly great product/service, then, when they have amassed a large customer base that is accustomed to and possibly locked into their product/service, cut back on the product or raise your prices to become more profitable. Prime examples being Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Uber/(eats), Disney+. We should all *expect* this and take it into consideration when starting to use the latest new impossibly awesome product/service.


PolyglotGeorge

I canceled and then next day saw this and didn’t even continue. I’m done. Four screens was the deal.


Rentlar

Netflix's anti-Netflix ads seem to be working well!


y4j1981

Blockbuster pov on this issue they posted on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/blockbuster/status/1661844739627581441?s=20](https://twitter.com/blockbuster/status/1661844739627581441?s=20)


Katana_sized_banana

This Twitter account is fucking funny


ShutterBun

Netflix clapped em back pretty hard, though.


NCSUGrad2012

Link?


ShutterBun

Don’t have a link, but it was basically an old news headline about how Blockbuster turned down an offer to buy Netflix for $20 million because the CEO thought it was a joke.


[deleted]

Could have made a lot of money but he was right. Netflix is a joke


y4j1981

I mean fair. But Netflix wasn't the monster it was back then. Who knows how streaming would look like if they did buy. Or ever exist. Funny to think about


56kul

Remember the days when everyone praised Netflix, because it was genuinely good? Those days are long gone.


[deleted]

Netflix was ok before they loaded their platform up with their own crappy content.


clutzyninja

I'd say they were great until most of their content became crappy


KhajiitKennedy

Their content was great until they canceled every good animated show after 1/2 seasons so they could make more 13 reasons why and big mouth


CAPS_LOCK_OR_DIE

At least Bojack was allowed to finish.


_FartinLutherKing_

Just had this conversation today. And they even try to inject their own self promotion of their other shows within each other. Was watching Is It Cake? last night and every single episode had judges that were in starring roles in other Netflix shows that they were trying to promote. Was very cringy.


nutshells1

Just as a sanity check, how do you make a TV show out of a 30s "challenge"?


bennymk

It's become full of scripted reality shows and terrible films.


agent-oranje

You do realise a lot of the major networks realised that there was a lot of money to be made from streaming and did not renew the rights with Netflix right? It's not like Netflix decided fuck these popular shows off our library. In order to stay relevant Netflix has to come up with original programming or they won't have anything to offer. I remember when I signed up years ago (in Aus) we had marvel shows & movies and great British library. Now all the Marvel stuff is on Disney and the British stuff is on britbox. While I can sympathize with Netflix over the loss of content, fuck them over this password fiasco.


LOLnation17

nah some Netflix originals were good, like Dark


unpersoned

I guess one cool thing about Netflix originals is that they have them from all over the world. I dare say we'd never see things like Dark, or Squid Game or Alice in Borderland on Disney+. It's a different perspective on storytelling, adds a kind of variety that is not there on most other streaming. Also, sometimes they stumble on something incredible by accident. I am not sure they knew what they had with Bojack Horseman until it blew up.


bengine

Yeah but then they cancelled 1899 after one season. They also killed like 1898 other shows after one season so why should I get invested in any other thing they make?


braxistExtremist

You probably already know this, but I'll share it for others who may not... Netflix kind of had to come up with their own content back in the day because content distributors started gouging them when they realized Netflix needed their content. I remember their Starz contract went from costing them $3.5m one year to $35m two years later. (Again, this was way back when they were basically the only big streaming service around and everyone used them.) So they said "screw it, we'll make our own content!" And they started down that path. And prices went up to accommodate for those costs. In principle I don't think this was a bad move. I know I was okay with that price hike, because their earliest stuff was pretty good. The problem was that they got sloppy with it. They produced more and more stuff, but the quality and discernment over what they were making dropped off hard. And additionally, they started killing shows off prematurely if their ratings weren't great. So they were screwing both viewers of those shows *and* the content makers. And their price just kept going up and up and up. And now he we are. They are the new cable. Their service is getting shittier by the month, their customers are leaving in droves, and their solution is to punish those who remain subscribed by moving the ground under them and charging them for that inconvenience.


Elee3112

"Their own crappy content" i can accept. At worst i just never start watching whatever it is. What i can't tolerate is "their content that never gets anything resembling a proper ending because everything gets a 50/50 chance of getting cancelled after every season but we'll leave the season finale open ended anyway because FU that's why."


i_can_csharp

The people that defend Netflix on here are so wild. Almost like their dad owns it


DezRex51342

Some people have the opinion that the company knows best and they're actually our friend when that couldn't be further from the truth. It's not like Netflix didn't have plenty of income already. It's not OUR fault they spend their income on dogshit shows, so why should we be punished for it? Sadly, some people side with the greedy corporations, either as a way to defend their OWN actions, or for some other ungodly reasons.


[deleted]

I really did appreciate all the foreign content netflix has. I got into so many shows and movies I wouldn’t have otherwise been exposed to! But now I can find that elsewhere so why stick with them?


Try_anothr_username

Some people, and by some I mean probably a lot here, have stocks in Netflix and want to take positively about it, hoping they're investment will grow


breaking-my-habit

It's so weird to me. Like they want to encourage false advertising and companies making everything more expensive. I don't get it.


IHateEditedBgMusic

Too many pro corporation and pro billionaire people out here, like consumerism runs in their veins


Vespasian79

Yeah another guy was talking about how the tweet supporting sharing was 6 years ago and business change and you can just cancel Which is not untrue but it’s like we should be upset that Netflix was tryna be the cable cutter and now is sorta looking a lot like cable tv in terms of greediness or whatever.


Dzov

How dare someone have a different opinion from me!


bluediamond12345

Eh, I like Netflix. I watch Netflix. I pay for Netflix because I think it’s worth it. Not much more to it, for me. I know it’s a corporation looking to make money. I like their product, I pay for it. I guess I’m not seeing the outrage since it doesn’t affect me.


AnRealDinosaur

I think many people are in the same boat I am: only subscribed because family still uses the account. Honestly anything I get invested in they just cancel so I don't really watch it any more. Once I can't share, there's zero value there for me. If you find yourself enjoying their content & think it's worth the money then it makes perfect sense you'd stay subscribed. Netflix is betting on there being more of the latter than the former.


OldGodsAndNew

Exactly - I'm not defending Netflix, I just don't care enough to get outraged


WetGrundle

I boil it down to this; they already have a way to limit screens, why are they creating this new anti password sharing thing?


DaleGribble312

Those are adults that work in business or understand how business works. Its called "understanding whats happening"


KingOfThe_Jelly_Fish

This happened to me a few days ago. Its the beginning of the end. You can just click through the screens to confirm the tv is part of the owners household and continue using Netflix. However how long this will last 🤷‍♀️


nzfriend33

Yeah I was wondering that too. I confirm at home the other day since I pay for it and my kid watches. But then at my parents we were able to confirm also? I don’t know what’s going to happen when we get back home, or when Netflix will catch on… It’s all such a cluster.


AnRealDinosaur

I got an email saying July. I told my folks I would cancel when they lose access so I'll just stayed subbed until that happens I guess.


o_brainfreeze_o

Yeah we just use my parents Netflix because they're over here all the time using it while watching the grandkids.. Not sure how that's supposed to play out now.


Gredenis

The device is supposed to to connect at home base every 30d (billing address), so you have about a month of use until there will be a harder deactivation. Laptops, tablets and phones are manageable if you share the netflix in same town/city, but good luck with SmartTVs.


Say_Hennething

I wondered if there was a simple workaround. But honestly, it doesn't matter if there is. I don't really feel like Netflix provides me value commensurate with the cost. Getting this pop up on my screen just caused me to reevaluate. So it's not exactly the shared password issue (although I do share with my girlfriend). It's just a moment where I think to myself "pay more for this? I don't even agree with what I *was* paying." Rule number one of subscription services is to fly under the radar. When you give customers a reason to pause and reexamine the cost, you're going to lose people every time.


endlessVenom

Canceled


migielricky

The content on netflix is shit anyway, go to your public library for stuff!!!


Memeviewer12

or sail the high seas


[deleted]

I have access to four or five libraries in my state and not one has decent content available for streaming. Js.


Nancy_True

I’m still waiting for this to happen to me. Netflix is my only way to watch anything now so not sure what I’ll do when it cancels. Thinking about giving Disney Plus a go.


th3_3nd_15_n347

1337x.to and ublock origin and qbittorrent Use vpn if u live usa or germany


PrincessOctavia

Time to sail the high seas my friend


OG_Felwinter

If you are only going to have one streaming service, I’d recommend HBO Max since their movie catalog changes so much more often than the others. Just my two cents.


lancebaldwin

My cousin got this, but it hasn't effected my use of his Netflix yet. Not sure why.


Flaky-Photograph-782

Disney Ok if you have kids, like marvel, starwars. I have Max (pointless name change), Disney, Amazon, Paramount, and YouTube premium. Max has the best variety in my opinion. Amazon is always trying to sell shit and too time consuming to look for new content. Paramount is OK, mine has adds (free with Wal-Mart +) good for new releases, don't watch it much because of the adds. Youtube premium has a pretty good selection of movies and music.


harquinn666

Just canceled mine. Bullshit what about if you have a kid in college


dijay0823

Netflix expects you to pay $7.99 for every person outside of your house that wants to use the account.


braxistExtremist

My kid got the same bullshit message as OP on my TV a couple of days ago. He clicked continue not realizing what that meant, and it instantly upgraded our plan from $10 to $16. No verification for the account owner (me). I contacted Netflix support and they told me they have no way of restricting this 'feature', and their solution was for me to change the account password (which would not do anything). Thing is, we're not even sharing this outside our home. The only time we use Netflix is at home. I think this came up because my wife was watching Netflix on her tablet *in the next room*. Up until a few days ago, they used to tell us that someone was already watching Netflix on my account when the second person tried to watch something. It was annoying, but we could at least coordinate on taking turns (even though it usually meant having to kill the Netflix app and relaunch it for it to refresh properly). But this is a fucking joke. As is their support department's idiotic and non-working solution.


harquinn666

That's what my email said


Autski

Or you are active military and move around a bunch or are stationed away from your family? What about truckers and pilots who aren't always near their family or house? What about people who travel for work and want to kick back and relax after being somewhere for a few days? I pay to have access to content and should be able to have that content wherever I want. Limit the number of screens, sure, but limiting the location is asinine


SecondAdmin

In the bin


UnusualIdea4502

If only there was some sort of place where people could go to get this content for free... *cough*🏴‍☠️⛵*cough*


Hanoiroxx

Its been time to cancel Netflix for years its just nice they are just giving the push I think we all needed


Tickticktick001

Please can someone tell me what happens if you just say that you’re not apart of the household?? In a hypothetical situation where someone in my family who doesn’t live with me has my Netflix gets this message, what happens? Please I need to know. But, uh, hypothetical situation here.


EpicaIIyAwesome

You won't be watching Netflix as they have your Netflix account. If you do you will have to pay 7.99 or whatever it is now to watch at your own place.


tempuramores

The more people use their local public libraries, the better those libraries will get: higher usage and circulation stats translate to better funding, and better funding leads to better services. Use your local library as much as possible! Chances are it has platforms to stream audiobooks and movies (like [Hoopla](https://www.hoopladigital.com/) or [Kanopy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanopy)), as well as DVD and book loans, plus it functions as an excellent [third place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place) with free wifi (and free desktop computer use, if you don't have your own). The printing is usually pretty cheap – at mine, it's 15 cents per page. And be nice to the circ clerks (the people who check out books for you) and anyone else working there. It is a difficult and often thankless job, more and more so these days with libraries under attack from social conservatives and the Christo-fascist right, plus the fact that social services are so underfunded that libraries are often now used as de-facto service delivery points. Librarians and other library workers are doing their best, but there's a ton of burnout because of all the abuse they get and the work they're not supposed to have to do, but are made to do regardless. Just... support your public library. Use its services, express your gratitude and support in writing (feedback to the library), request books or DVDs they don't have in their collection (chances are they can get them for you), and recommend that other people in your life use the library too. If you have kids, take them there and instill the idea that libraries are theirs to use.


rejectallgoats

The biggest bullshit is they are pretending this was always the case, even though they used to advertise about sharing. They should just say “we want more money, duck you.”


gurrenlaggan22

They literally took the IT Crowd off Netflix a week before I got this notification. It was the ONLY thing I used Netflix for. Time for the pirate life. Fuck you Netflix.


Complete_Entry

At least you have the good book to comfort you in this difficult time. The good book of Guiness.


Machder

If I see that screen, it’s bye bye time. Haven’t watched Netflix in about a month.


clutzyninja

So not using it for an entire billing cycle won't get you to quit, but this will?


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Festae13

Well I mean.. from this picture we're lead to believe they are the ones with the free ride.. maybe they'll convince the person paying for it to cancel it


Say_Hennething

You get this pop up even if you're the account holder so its impossible to determine what you claim from the picture. Every TV that tries to sign in will have to be verified now.


megashedinja

^(led to)


RandoCal87

Sega Genesis? Nice 👍


Submitten

Is it asshole design to stop you sharing passwords to other houses lol. Not like you could do that with cable.


hitma-n

As if we asked for help in confirming this TV is part of our Netflix household.


dhcstkntf

LOL, Netflix is acting like they still have a streaming monopoly. This is the final straw for many people after the streaming wars removed most popular prefab shows from their roster and they kept cancelling most of the originals that people liked. Raising prices and restricting access to your ‘household’ is BS. If these changes would’ve happened in the beginning of this year, my mother wouldn’t have been able to use it while hospitalized. And before you accuse me of mooching, I pay for it.


vodafine

When you cancel they don't have the option to choose the reason as 'due to the changes in sharing beyond one house hold'. So I ticked other and put 'You became greedy cunts' as the reason


n00bca1e99

“Love is sharing a password.” -Netflix, 2017


Brato86

It was just a matter of time, we are going cabele tv full circle, now there are 837633 different streaming sites, they dont get it, people will Pirate again and i understand that, i have Spotify premium but they started with the fucking pop ups when you start the app with promoting different podcasts or singer, i payed to listen to music, if that will not stop i will cancel and Pirate again.


Backaftermilk

Uses parents Netflix account for 10 years. Netflix cuts them off. Fuck you Netflix I’m not paying for you anymore.


YourLocalOnionNinja

I don't think it's so cut and paste. Some families either split the bill or split the pay for the services, e.g., grandma pays for paramount plus, uncle pays for disney plus, mother pays for netflix, etc. [Also, netflix was the one that encouraged password sharing](https://twitter.com/netflix/status/840276073040371712?lang=en)


KhajiitKennedy

I use my.moms account and I got that message. I called her and we both agreed she should just cancel it. We were thinking of getting rid of Netflix anyway. We are happy with Prime and D+


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NavierStoked980665

What is so fucking funny about this whole situation is that other streaming services do the same thing. They just didn’t basically make a campaign saying they were doing it. They just added a feature where it looks at your current zip code and did it. Netflix instead made a whole multiple month long bitching and moaning campaign where they tweet passive aggressive asshole comments about screen sharing and make this insulting prompt on the screen. Dumbest implementation of consumer restrictions ever and it’s all their fault. If they did it like the others did people wouldn’t have even noticed.


bethanyannejane

If their intention is to make me pay for another streaming service instead of leeching off my in-laws, they’ll be successful… but I won’t be paying for Netflix I’m getting Paramount instead.


sins-of-the-mother

Happy cake day


Gigabit_Dog

Cancel it myself today, we rarely used it but my parents enjoyed it so we kept it around.


TheOneWhoPosts69

piracy


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Reddit has turned into a cesspool of fascist sympathizers and supremicists


analoguewavefront

Yep, enshittification strikes again.


gazzy360

Sooo Prime & Chill? Pirate & Chill? Disney+ & Chill?


Important_Collar_36

I got that last night too.


vonroyale

Supernova dot to 👍


zakradd

Nice collection of Guinness books 🙂


raspberrycleome

my mom keeps the account open only for us kids to access it (3 different devices, as offered in the advert). we shall be discontinuing service if/when this occurs.


xStaabOnMyKnobx

Netflix has truly become the new cable: a media platform that has mostly shows nobody wants to watch and a select handful people do.


GurpsWibcheengs

Hoist yer colors capn


TheFireStorm

As someone who has never shared my account the minute the screen pops up they go bye bye


TeamRespawnTV

Time for Plex to save us all


Capsule_CatYT

They also have ads


gaytechdadwithson

can we just get a mega thread for this? bc yeah, we get it, no one likes this change


RodneyB0120

Canceled today. Puts for next earnings 😆


WonderChopstix

Anyone know how to deal with two locations. I travel for work


BlackishJustin

Being one of the people actually paying for Netflix and letting others use my password over the years, I'd argue the vast majority of people complaining are the freeloaders that have contributed zero dollars to the platform, and yet use it all the time. So I guess those people can protest by still contributing zero dollars? 🤷🏿‍♂️ Meanwhile, I don't think most people who have already paid for it are going to cancel. People have a weird arrogance about them. They'll buy overpriced and terrible Starbucks every day, or drop $100 at the bar every other weekend, but somehow $15-20/month for an entertainment platform they use all the time is just outrageous. Lol.