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Comment by petee | Hacker News Reader

4 billion profit last year, and we wonder why everything is so expensive: just greed.

And somehow netflix doesn't realize their catalog is barely worth what they charge now, versus the far more comprehensive catalogs of their competitors.

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When I read this article, I logged into my Netflix account and realized that the value proposition is gone for me. I barely use Netflix, it's always sending me emails reminding me about shows I may/not be interested in, and the features keep getting degraded. Netflix is in the throes of enshittification. If the price goes up, I'll cancel my subscription.

Yeah, if you want to watch Asian tv shows there are better options e.g. Qi or Viki

But you can watch another season of stranger things and find out what happens in the 90s!

It used to e worth subscribing for a month to catch up.

After continued price increases, I’ll just start pirating Netflix shows. And the cycle completes.

In that situation, I'd just prefer to buy the DVD instead of this subscribe-then-unsubscribe thing these companies end up incentivizing.

Until they stop producing physical media. Definitely a problem.

> After continued price increases, I’ll just start pirating Netflix shows.

Why even bother? If it’s not worth paying for it’s not worth watching. Your time is more valuable.

Pssht… that’s only $312,500 of profit per employee, how can we ever manage like that?

Isn’t capitalism a great system?

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