What are you just done with after giving it so many chances? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 13 hours ago by NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Today I'm donating my streaming sticks. I got a ONN brand 2k one I bought for 15 and I got an Amazon Firestick 4K I got for $3 from a thrift store because they didn't know what it was.

And I love the concept of stream sticks, I really do. Too fucking bad that corporate interests got in the way and now everything has to have a bundle of ads at every damn turn. Not even some of the things I'm subscribed to is free from ads because this is the future apparently, we're here.

Shame because I don't want to let these go and even if I were to subscribe to Netflix's ad-free subscription, that's only one source. Why do that when I can just grab a long HDMI cable, plug it into my desktop and to my TV and I can watch everything that's there, without ads because of the extensions I use to block ads.

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[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Hey man/girl/w/e,

I'm repressing the boomer thing to tell you it's going to be all right. I can't promise that.

I can just say that fighting the system is hard, I tried. Try work with it sometimes and see how that works out.

Also don't let anyone tell you thingsa are/aren't suitable. What makes you happy is very important to you. I started playing tf2 when I was in my late 20's and met a lot of people and had a blast.'

I feel, though, that my examples might not mean much to you now, and that's ok. Just know that I felt like what you descripbed here and I managed to get it a bit better (i'm in my 40s now). Not everything is great, but I hop eyou find someone you can share some of your life with, that makes it easier.

Boomer out.

btw your username is great

this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024

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