The only time I ever appreciated services like netflix was when I was in an unfamiliar place and didn't know where to find the rental store.
I was getting old vhs rentals for a quarter each in early 2000s. Some of those movies I couldn't even find on torrents, and have yet to see pop up in a major streaming service. Sometimes I would travel to nearby small towns just to check their rental stores because I loved finding a movie I hadn't already seen.
When redbox popped up, I thought it was a joke. Quadruple price plus shorter rental duration? Who'd take that? The people that only watch the hottest new blockbuster of the year, apparently. Then everyone gave up without even trying to change their business model, fucking losers.
But what now? Even if someone realized that it was a mistake at this point, where are they gonna get copies of those movies that never even got torrent copies? I got lucky and found a bunch for sale at a bloody porn store of all places, but I've nowhere near enough to start a rental store.
The only time I ever appreciated services like netflix was when I was in an unfamiliar place and didn't know where to find the rental store.
I was getting old vhs rentals for a quarter each in early 2000s. Some of those movies I couldn't even find on torrents, and have yet to see pop up in a major streaming service. Sometimes I would travel to nearby small towns just to check their rental stores because I loved finding a movie I hadn't already seen.
When redbox popped up, I thought it was a joke. Quadruple price plus shorter rental duration? Who'd take that? The people that only watch the hottest new blockbuster of the year, apparently. Then everyone gave up without even trying to change their business model, fucking losers.
But what now? Even if someone realized that it was a mistake at this point, where are they gonna get copies of those movies that never even got torrent copies? I got lucky and found a bunch for sale at a bloody porn store of all places, but I've nowhere near enough to start a rental store.