Nearly 75% of Americans are frustrated that the streaming platform they subscribe to keeps raising their prices. With 40% having cut back their streaming subscriptions in the last three months due to financial concerns and rising costs of living.

These companies continue to raise prices, hoping inertia will prevent most people from switching. This is true not only for streaming sites but also for all these platforms.

We need to move away from businesses that exploit their monopolies and try to get your content or goods directly, where possible.

Some alternatives you can check out…

Media:

  • Nebula
  • Dropout TV
  • Corridor Digital

Music:

  • Qobuz (buy directly from artists)
  • Soundcloud (artist-driven)
  • Bandcamp (buy directly from artists)

The same principle applies to Uber, Amazon and many others.

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    9 days ago

    Are you talking about already having a perfect installation medium and knowing how to boot from it?

    Because when’s the last time you had to create an installation medium? That’s obnoxious as hell even for a techie like me. You have to spend time knowing how to navigate all the locks they put on hardware these days. Not to mention researching what all the options on rufus or dd mean…