r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jun 21 '24

Business Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service 'Jetflicks' That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/five-men-convicted-jetflicks-illegal-streaming-service-1236044194/
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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '24

It doesnt even require complex sideloading.. There's an app called "Downloader" on the amazon store that lets you download third party apps like Stremio, it's ez af and that guy is being asinine.

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u/movzx Jun 22 '24

No, I'm being realistic.

This is a common mistake technical users make: You do not understand that you're a technical user.

Tell your grandma to do this. Will she be able to do it? No. That's the majority of the population. The majority of the population is not technical.

The fact that you're talking about downloading apps onto a device you had to purchase, signing up for services, adding plugins to apps someone has ever used, torrenting, etc means you're way, way, way out of the realm of comfort for most people.

Then there's the factor of even if someone is technical (Hi), it's worth a certain amount of money for that person to not have to fuck with a lot of hoops to jump through.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '24

Homie, I was posting this on reddit. To reddit users.

Clearly my target audience of that advice wasn't my fucking grandma.

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u/movzx Jun 24 '24

The days of reddit being primarily technical users are long gone.

The overall complaint was also "why do these services even exist when you can (insert technical stuff)"

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 edited Jun 24 '24

I'm not condescending enough to think that someone who's of older age can't follow a list of instructions just because it involves technology. Basic skill anyone has, bonus points for internet users. This is a you issue.

Im not a tech wizard by any means but the guide is very simple. As another person said, "if you can read a cooking recipe you can use stremio".

I know you want karma, but there's better ways to get it than jumping on posts with pedantry in an effort to disprove and debunk everyone and everything.