If this guy is anything like me or a fuckton of other young people, he just doesn't watch TV. Paying 40 bucks just so he can watch a single game is ridiculous and exactly the point most commenters are trying to make. As long as there's no easy and cost-effective way to access certain content, people will pirate it, even if they can afford to pay.

I'm not a millionaire by any means, but I'm pretty well off. I can afford to pay for the shit I watch too, but I refuse to support an industry that makes me jump through hoops, juggle multiple services, get package deals and so on, just so I can watch a TV show. Provide a service that is at least on par with the experience pirates get and I'll gladly pay for it. Valve managed it, why can't the movie/TV industry?

[+] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club -9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I've never heard of a piracy website that's more convenient than live streaming services.

[–] klisurovi4@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty much all of them. You go on one, search for what you want and either download it or just stream it, depending on the site.

Meanwhile with streaming services first you gotta figure out which one has the thing you want to watch. Then you hope it's actually available in your country. If it is you can then watch it, but not in high resolution, that's for the higher subscription tier, not the one you have. Oh wait, actually, you can't watch it, cause your mom is currently using your account on her own pc, and you can't stream on two devices at the same time. Are you starting to see my point?

I admit I am exaggerating slightly, but not by much imo. Streaming services have so many restrictions and random hoops you have to jump through that piracy is just the better option. And it's a hell of a lot cheaper on top of that.

[–] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club -1 points 3 weeks ago

The ones I'm most familiar with are stream2watch.me and also the LiveNetTV app for Android. Both were worse experiences than using legitimate streaming services. stream2watch.me had TONS of pop-up ads that were absolute hell to wade through. LiveNetTV is pretty good as far as piracy apps go, but there are pre-roll ads whenever you pick a channel which is kind of annoying.

Meanwhile with streaming services first you gotta figure out which one has the thing you want to watch. Then you hope it’s actually available in your country.

That's not that hard to figure out though unless you're trying to watch like Australian rugby in the Bronx or something. Most people aren't going to run into that problem unless American sports blackouts come into play.

If it is you can then watch it, but not in high resolution, that’s for the higher subscription tier, not the one you have.

What service keeps you from watching live channels in SD using a tiered system lol

Oh wait, actually, you can’t watch it, cause your mom is currently using your account on her own pc, and you can’t stream on two devices at the same time.

This doesn't apply 1:1 to most live streaming services but you do have a point here (Sling Orange only allows 1 simultaneous streams), especially if you have either a large family like the one I'm in, or you're trying to watch a bunch of live games at the same time.