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I had a recent experience to watch a show on Amazon Prime for which my subscription "didn't apply" I guess, and it had ads. I can't imagine watching TV like this anymore. 3 minutes of ads every 5-10 minutes of the show, and it was the same 3 ads every time. At least TV mixed up the ads back in the day. I ended up muting my computer every time and just tabbing away for a bit. I don't know how I ever dealt with it back in the day...

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What annoys me is that for some of those shows (most? all?), you either watch ads or you don't watch it. Had that happen with Alex Rider. Looks like a decent show when there's nothing else of better quality on. IIRC, the "first one's free", then it's ads after that.

"Take my money and turn off the ads!"

"We don't want your money, we want you to watch ads."

There's nothing I need to watch that badly, thanks. But thanks to COVID, I haven't been in a hotel room for a while, so thanks for reminding me how hideous ad-supported television is.

This is why I sail the high seas to get my media, and feel 0 remorse about it. The way media is handled these days is unjustifiable.

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