First order of business:
If you don't know about
Bitchute, you should look into it. There are myriad movies available to view or download. Many of them are current, but there are hudreds of old movies that are in the public domain. I am a fan of Film Noir, and I have downloaded over 200 Film Noir movies from the site. There are westerns, classics, dramas, all kinds, You might find it interesting if you are not picky, and especially if you like older movies, as I do. I've seen very few things produced in the last 25 years that were worth my time.
If you are interested and would like to know which channels have good movie archives, DM me and I can send you some links.
Second order of business:
I'm not trying to moralize or be a jerk here, just adding to the conversation hopefully without pissing anybody off, and truly speaking from a place of curiosity. And if I am hijacking the thread, please just ignore this and scroll on, seriously. I do think that the overall conversation brings up some philosophical questions.
We don't have any of those premium services. I pay for a monthly i'net connection and sometimes would rather not have that. I am no Luddite (though I have respect for actual Luddites). I have a degree in IT management. I know computers. All of my machines run Linux. I jumped ship from the MS ecosystem years ago, now trying to extricate myself from the ABC/Google ecosystem. I do
not consider myself superior in any way because of any of this. That said ...
I really don't get the whole thing about paying large monthly fees for multiple subscriptions for different services, then complaining about how much it costs. If one has sufficient income to cover it, that is one's choice and I don't pretend to judge it, but I have known people on limited income who go without necessities to pay for those services. I have to question if all of that is really
necessary; key word being
necessary.
My above comment about the library card really was not meant, to the sales rep, to be a joke. It's funny now, but I was dead serious when I said that to him. I guess my question is: Are we, as a society, that starved for distraction that we are willing to pay large amounts of money to be distracted?
And if, we are, then: Why are we needing that level of distraction? And what are missing out on by using that kind of distraction from real life?
Just something to think about. No need, even, for a reply. Throwing my two cents in, and that's likely more than it's worth.
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ETA: In the interest of honesty, I do pay a subscription to Amazon Prime. I do this because where we live many things that we need - equipment, household goods, etc. - are not available, so I do this for the shipping benefits. I have very seldom used the video service and when I do I usually come away feeling bad for wasting an hour-and-a half or two of my life.
