Usually I get pirates' points, but I mean...this game was on freaking FOX. The dude's a millionaire and can afford the most expensive streaming package in the world, and even if he couldn't, Sling TV Blue is only $40/mo and has FOX on it.

With all the popup ads, piracy for live television is actually MORE cumbersome and inconvenient than just paying for live television. If you're out of market or the game is on a channel that's obscure or only on something that charges like $70/mo, I'd understand this a bit more.

[–] klisurovi4@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Sling TV Blue is only $40/mo and has FOX on it.

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?

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