I truly don't know. Who are those people? :maybe-later-kiddo:

Netflix's executive-level press releases stated that all future animation coming from the corporation will maintain Boss Baby as the standard for what they expect. :stonks-up:

Does that eldritch horror of corporate propaganda truly have a significant audience? How fucked are we as a society if that audience actually exists in great numbers? :society:

  • Thebestposter [she/her,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    The idea that the reason Netflix sucks now is because of a lack of money and not because they pour millions into total garbage and can't buy up good shows for cheap to compensate, is manifestly at odds with reality. They have the hundreds of millions to pour into garbage.

    • mittens [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The actual reason Netflix sucks is because they got royally fucked by content holders, which everyone predicted would happen as soon as Disney began consolidating like 5-ish years ago or some shit. Truth is they don't churn out prestige TV anymore because they want safe, reliable income to get that VC cash back. And they wouldn't even need to churn out prestige TV if IP holders hadn't all but striped Neflix's catalog clean.

      • Thebestposter [she/her,they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Everyone knows they got screwed because everyone they bought cheap content from became their competitors, but they have money to throw around. They are one of the few tech companies that don't need to chase VC money, because they actually turn a profit.

        • mittens [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Hmmm I thought Netflix was still moviepass and burning VC money up, it does make it more confusing that they insist on chasing cheap IPs that guarantee a profit yield.

      • star_wraith [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yep, I think this is it. Netflix was good when you could get a lot more content than you could with cable TV for a fraction of the price. Now if you want that same level of content you have to pony up for a bunch of different streaming services which will subject you to ads (some of them at least) and you end up paying as much as you did for cable.

        Or just pirate shit.