Theoretically, having multiple streaming platforms should be good, as it prevents a monopoly. Problem is, they all have monopolies, on specific shows. Choosing the streaming services you want isn't about choosing the better product, but on which shows you have. All streaming shows should have all shows available. That's the only way to properly decide which service is worth paying for

It really is the only way

I never really took off my favorite hat

Another main reason why I took off my hat back then was because I was a broke college kid with garbage internet speed and my only computer was a laptop. Torrenting shows sometimes means I need to have my laptop on for days. Now I have an entire homelab setup with a dedicated VM on one of my servers for torrenting and I can afford fast internet. I was pleasantly surprised how efficiently I can torrent when I got back sailing recently.

Lemme just dust this off and leave it here

http://www.tatesongs.com/songs/pirates-cheer

from 2006

I remember having some reservations and skepticism regarding the ongoing good faith of Netflix when it was the new hotness.

I was called, you may have guessed, a Luddite, and told that "it would be bad business" if Netflix fucked people over and that it'd be silly to hold on to physical copies of entertainment media.

Now I'm basically this face to the same people

There used to be a time when you could watch Hulu without a subscription. Times change. Some other times loop.