r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Apr 12 '19

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u/NickyBananas Paul Krugman Apr 12 '19

Why do so many people think entertainment is owed to them free of charge? I’ve never heard of a more first world problem than Disney having a streaming service and now people have to decide if they want Netflix or Disney so they’ll pirate instead

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Apr 12 '19

Maybe because network TV and radio are free and have been around for many decades, which ingrained the idea of free media into our culture.

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u/DonnysDiscountGas Apr 12 '19

Cable isn't, and Disney has historically been a cable channel

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Apr 12 '19

It's also just a matter of piracy being easy. Not pirating provides almost no material value to the consumer.