Definitely not. The only reason people paid is because they tricked themselves into it.
"Netflix is $20/mo, so if I run my own Plex server for grandpa and the in-laws, we're saving $480/yr. It pays for itself!" They were willing to spend far more than it was worth because they thought they were clever in getting one over on the networks/streamers.
I guess there's also a handful of people who were technically capable enough to set up a server on their home PC, but not capable enough to figure out VPNs for slop on the go.
Definitely not. The only reason people paid is because they tricked themselves into it.
"Netflix is $20/mo, so if I run my own Plex server for grandpa and the in-laws, we're saving $480/yr. It pays for itself!" They were willing to spend far more than it was worth because they thought they were clever in getting one over on the networks/streamers.
I guess there's also a handful of people who were technically capable enough to set up a server on their home PC, but not capable enough to figure out VPNs for slop on the go.