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Lol I cancelled Netflix and returned to the high seas a little while ago. Turns out I don't even want to pirate Netflix shows either.
This is the thing I'll never understand about the modern streaming industry's focus on watchtime and second-screen content.
Like, guys, spending your budget on a thing I am actively NOT engaged with as a consumer is not going to help your brand. Y'all got big on prestige TV, and the kind of shows where I go "Oh this looks really good, gonna make sure it's on my watchlist". That way I'm never gonna unsub as long as I have a watchlist, the actual hours spent on platform doesn't matter.
Sorry but I don't get how that is more convenient?
You don't have to deal with hopping between the garbage Netflix app, and the garbage Prime app, and the garbage Disney app, and...