This is part of why last year I mostly switched to just borrowing DVDs from my public library. Avoiding ads by not paying seems to do the trick rather nicely. The quality and variety is better than what I can find on any one streaming service, too.

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jerf 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Every year it gets more and more important to learn how to not be sucked in by a small amount of convenience. "Capitalism" has figured out how to abuse your desire for maximum convenience. You need to figure out what your price is for it, and stick to it like glue.

The funny thing is the sooner you get off of some particular convenience treadmill the easier it is to stay off.

	▲	bunderbunder 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The funny thing is, it may be less convenient but it's also more enjoyable. Endlessly scrolling some algorithmic feed hunting for something to watch can be done without getting off the couch, but it isn't actually fun. Walking to the library with my family to return a stack of books and movies and check out some new stuff is one of the highlights of our weekend. For anyone who's wondering where to start, I'd like to suggest that your library probably has a copy of WALL-E.

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eecks 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why DVD and not Blu-Ray?

	▲	bunderbunder 30 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		They've got those, too, but I didn't feel like paying extra for a Blu-Ray player.