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Dunkey's Guide to Streaming Services

2.7M views · Jan 5, 2024 · 4:17 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2024

Videogamedunkey's satirical guide to the fragmented streaming service landscape, ending in a joke about how to watch King Kong.

Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a funny but surprisingly accurate illustration of streaming fragmentation driving piracy.

“This video is played for laughs but I was shocked to learn how much of it was true and not just satire”HN comment, 2024

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RecommendsskeakerFeb 2024

“This video is played for laughs but I was shocked to learn how much of it was true and not just satire”

Satirical but largely accurate guide to streaming fragmentation

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Yep. This video is played for laughs but I was shocked to learn how much of it was true and not just satire: this video Content being fragmented and constantly coming and going is a massive problem for users. Netflix used to be the go-to to find just about any given show or film, but has become a mystery box where the contents change on a near-daily basis. Piracy is reliable and simple instead, and works like Netflix used to: Just search up what you want to watch and you're golden. It has been and always will be a service problem.

in “Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly” · view on HN
RecommendsgeerlingguyApr 2024

“And for a great illustration of the complexity of our current situation, see this videogamedunkey video”

Illustrates complexity of the streaming situation

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"If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing." And for a great illustration of the complexity of our current situation, see this videogamedunkey video: this video

in “'Expensive' Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to 'Pirate'” · view on HN
Jokej1eloMay 2024

“obligatory Dunkey”

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Just like some times we use the "obligatory XKCD" around here, this time it applies more a funny "obligatory Dunkey" :) this video

in “Show HN: I made an app that helps you find where to stream movies and TV shows” · view on HN