Post B6nWYnqhPvjYIU1pAm by eigen@mattstodon.panar.ooo
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 (DIR) Post #B6nSgI9Clc5STc02iG by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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       Streaming services successfully recreated cable TV, except now every channel costs $14.99, has its own app, and keeps buffering.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nTESkfqYXND9osAS by jake4480@c.im
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       @fribbledom and don't forget the crappy UI of all the 'apps'! 😂🙄
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nU1XCs4YazDWPLSC by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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       @jake4480 Haha, so true. Updating post.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nWYnqhPvjYIU1pAm by eigen@mattstodon.panar.ooo
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       @fribbledom so, I'm absolutely trolling by bringing this up, but: I distinctly recall the cable company spokespeople saying over and over again throughout the years, "trust us: you ·will not like· a la carte: just keep paying us monthly for your bundle" 😜
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nWsqMBnothroJVgm by eigen@mattstodon.panar.ooo
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       @fribbledom also, "computers" are now basically "mobile phones", which are simply "television" & "cable box" melded together in a pocket-sized single device…😢
       
 (DIR) Post #B6na4ulzVc66tupVnU by raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie
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       @fribbledom Also about 10,000x more electricity than Satellite and over 1000x more than real Cable TV.And spies on you!
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nbfEIKVOVXpDpttw by essexman@mastodon.social
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       @fribbledom can we ever hope for the days of free satellite access to return? Maybe 25 years ago I could buy a receiver and get TV from all over Europe, free and uncensored. Then Sky fucked it all.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nfZDnbpn34MqrE5w by bazcook@mas.to
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       @fribbledom - and includes commercials. So like terrestrial broadcasting (off an antenna or cable service), but you have to pay to access it in the first place.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6ngsukYT78j27No24 by macacator@mastodon.social
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       @fribbledom and, if you're lucky, you'll be for "bundles" to the same apps you're already paying for, but you'll get extra. Not sure what, but they swear.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6nkjiFzwmABUuxSzY by Professor_Stevens@mastodon.gamedev.place
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       @fribbledom Well, to be fair, cable didn't offer video-on-demand.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6npNEaw38oAtxqtUm by LordWarkworth@vivaldi.net
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       @fribbledom I don't like the part where we're owners of NOTHING.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6obDhp3K3jySByfdQ by domodak
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       @eigen @fribbledom And Smartphones are cellphones whose displays have the Mohs value of crispbread in stark contrast to vintage Nokia devices.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6q0mi72vYm7V98sCG by Krsm42@mastodon.social
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       @fribbledom arrr, there be a simple solution to ye problem me harty