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When Netflix pivoted into a streaming platform it started off as more convenient than pirating for the average person, you just pay a monthly fee and have access to their entire library. But once other streaming services emerged as competition (Amazon, Disney, Apple, etc.) the same show could not exist on multiple platforms, they all had to be exclusive to attract customers. Some platforms offered users the option to buy digital copies of movies so they'd always have them instead of the subscription service, but if the platform lost the rights to the media, that movie went with it. The thing you paid for is gone, the company took your money and now denies you the service that was promised. There are also shows/movies that are region locked, meaning even if you paid for the subscription, you still didn't have access to the full library unless you were in a specific location. Then streaming platforms started to make their own content and sunk millions of dollars into their own studios, leading to a price hike for subscribers. This still wasn't enough for their bottom lines so now streaming also has ads. It also means that shows are even more designed by committee than they have ever been, making them more generic, cutting off any of the edges, and lessening the actual entertainment value. Even a mid-tier movie used to be able to make back the difference in physical media sales, but streaming doesn't have that option.