After years of inflation, Americans are used to sticker shock. But nothing compares to the surging price of streaming video.

Last week, Apple TV+ became the latest streaming service to raise its price—up from $6.99 to $9.99 per month—following the example of Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Netflix, which all hiked their prices in October.

Half of the major streaming platforms in the U.S. now charge a monthly fee that’s double the price they charged when they initially came to market. And many of these streaming services haven’t even been around for 10 years.

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    1 year ago

    Weird how you think you’re taking the intelligent play when you’re actually getting taken for a ride.

    The smart thing to do would be to subscribe to a VPN for <$4/month then download everything you want.

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      1 year ago

      Oh i am very aware that you are 100% correct in both areas of efficiency and value!

      However, I just really like the activity of searching for them at garage sales, flea markets, estate sales, used media stores, etc. if it takes me a while, so be it. ill just rewatch what i already have.

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        1 year ago

        Yea, and that’s kind of in the realm of being a collector. If that’s what you enjoy you have extra incentive to do so, so the cost has less weight. Cool concept nonetheless.