Maybe because it was not monetized originally, and so those who were around back then argue it must remain that way?
Not really. I cancelled netflix and I went back to torrents. And I'm sure there were many like me.
I don't think I deserve it free, but by doubling the price for the adfree option they just got to the point where I didn't care anymore.
I just get it free because I can, not because I think I deserve it. I don't have ethics when it comes to megacorps. Just like they screw us over whenever they can.
Previously I subscribed because watching on netflix is less hassle than downloading. But now the price is too much of an annoyance to bother with downloading. I used to be on the 720p plan which is enough for me, and when they dropped that and included ads on the cheaper 1080p plan, I would have had to move to the ad-free 1080p and that was just too much. Literally double the price.