It’s finally here…
And the example they use is a guy shooting another guy on TV.
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As long as it’s not a breast
America, Fuck Yeah
Its the second comercial
You don’t have to answer the question you know. It’s shitty, yes, but it’s not forcing anything to happen.
Not yet…
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I’d cancel any service that did this to me.
Right? We don’t have nice things because we put up with bull crap.
I found the answer! It’s https://help.hulu.com/article/hulu-cancel-hulu-subscription
And while you’re at it, you should also try this:
Okay, let’s not go mad. This is a streaming service. They are greedy assholes but they aren’t actively killing people.
Meh, I like this better.
Is this fucking real? Get fucked, mainstream media, if this is the case. Plenty of books and old games to keep me occupied until Alzheimers hits, and then occupied again afterwards
This isn’t mainstream media.
This is capitalism.This is a company making a product, selling it for a given price, then making additional money from embedded ads.
Whether that ad revenue is additional profit, or to offset the actual cost of the item - because the sold it at a loss to beat their competitors - doesn’t really matter.
This is the consumer paying for something, and not getting a full and complete productMainstream media and capitalism are part of the same bullshit
No, mainstream media is part of capitalism.
Specifically shitty mainstream media (I’m sure there are some mainstream media providers that aren’t shitty).This is a shitty product.
This is a shitty product that is part of capitalism.
This is a shitty product that is part of capitalism which happens to show mainstream media.But this isn’t mainstream media.
Mainstream media would want in on the ad revenue. Mainstream media would facilitate & encourage this.
This is just a shitty product from a shitty company capitalising on shitty practices.
Edit:
I guess “part of the same bullshit” is correct.
But it’s placing the blame on the wrong thingYeah, I had to really masticate on my phrasing for a while and never really settled on a statement that reflected properly my true meaning. Glad you could see where I was coming from
Mainstream media is just media consumed by the majority of people.
It has nothing to do with money.
But capitalism tends to rot anything it touches.
Lol.
EVERYTHING BAD IS CAPITALISM!
Aiight, Lemmy.
This Hulu thing literally can only happen in a capitalist system.
Can’t be quizzed over ads if you pirate everything.
You can pirate the ads and quizzes
A friend of mine in college pirated a japanese show which included the ads. The first episode seemed to have subs with legitimate translations. The rest of the season the subtitle author had fun and changed them to make fun of the ads. It was pretty funny.
There were no quizzes though…
I would love to watch that.
There’s oodles of torrents on one of my private trackers labeled WOC—With original commercials. I LOVE THEM, such a fascinating look into my childhood.
I refuse to watch any commercials made since 2006.
I was wondering how I should prepare for the tests
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I’m pretty over the whole “4chan dystopian joke becomes real life” thing. Corpo dickheads, you can stop now.
Extremely infuriating. Fuck that, pirate hat stays firmly in place.
Yep my media server is better quality and I can share it with my friends
Somewhere someone thought this was a good idea.
Fuck that individual specifically, fuck head…
Aaaannnnd this just resolidifies my decision to not engage with streaming services. What a load of shit.
Why would anyone put up with the attack that is advertising? If it requires you to watch ads, it’s not worth it. You wouldn’t sit through a free movie if it meant a stranger showing up every few minutes and offering to let you rim them, (it’s not that no one wants what their offering, it’s that they don’t care whether you’re interested or not. They’re still going to show you their asshole) why would you allow a similar violation of your mind?
How old are you? The reason I ask is because it was very common to watch movies with ads via free-to-air TV in the 90s, at least in families that didn’t have cable TV. Not all families could afford to buy more and more movies on VHS.
Yeah, there’s a history here. That being said, newspapers have included ads and purchase fees for a long time AFAIK.
Similar violation? How in the actual fuck is watching a few ads in anyway whatsoever even close to what you described?
Why would anyone put up with the attack that is advertising?
It’s quite simple because not think the exact way you do and have the same priorities.
you’re right. at least, depending on the person, there’s a chance rimming could be enjoyable. not so with ads that quiz you.
I never claimed that ads aren’t annoying just that it’s bizarre to compare it to sexual harassment.
It’s pretty close tbh
Ads are annoying I give you that.
a free movie
That’s the point. The movie isn’t free. You pay for the admission by rimming that guy. If you don’t want to do that, go to a different cinema and pay with money.
I’m, that’s how over the air broadcasting is funded. You watch commercials. It’s been this way since television started.
hulu is owned by disney. encourage canceling disney+ too just for good measure
This is a brand lift study. It’s almost worthless: Hulu is paid nearly zero for it. I can’t believe they’ve stooped this low to scrape so little incremental revenue with such a customer hostile tack. Their product and analytics people must truly suck and completely lack awareness of counter metrics.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
- Ditch all paid streaming apps.
- Research how Stremio, Torrentio, and Real-Debrid work together.
- Never pay to see ads ever again.
Except you have to watch out and buy TVs that don’t show ads by themselves these days…
To prevent this from happening, you should always check RTINGS first before buying a TV (or any electronics, for that matter). Scroll down to the “Ad-Free” section for the review of the TV you’re considering.
Never heard of that place before, thank you. It looks quite promising!
Am I behind the times? I don’t use a television. I use a desktop computer with monitors. The television itself will show ads.?
Exactly, it’s really the perfect combination, to be honest. For what? $3 a month? Outrageous?
Or go to one of the streaming websites like 123 movies or whatnot and use an ad blocker. Same experience to an extent.
It’s €16 for 6 months of all the content you could ever care to stream, delivered straight to your living room. So yeah, about $2.75/mo USD for 1000x more content than any other streaming platform. Deal of the century.
I should also mention that the addon support for Stremio is huge, allowing you to customize your feed exactly how you like it. A good addon for example is Trakt.tv, which recommendeds content based on your viewing habits. Perfect for people who are too dependent on Netflix/Disney/Max/YouTube/etc. and their algorithms (me).
As the icing on the cake, Stremio also has HDR & Dolby Atmos support. Great for home theater geeks like me.
it’s very difficult for me to describe to other people how good this setup is. it’s not “check home assistant” good. it’s not “use 1password to store your passwords” good. it’s almost “just download more ram” good
When Hulu still had ads when you bought a subscription, I swore I would never pay them ever again. That was around 2014. I have stuck to it, and every year I am reminded why. Fuck Hulu.
