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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by blitmap on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:45AM (#14970369)
For me I think movies mean less than they used to. We are spoiled with the amount of entertainment constantly being released to us nowadays. I will not go buy a movie or see a movie at the theater anymore - no matter what it is. It could be the most anticipated film in a half a decade and I'll still wait for it to be conveniently streamed to me. Maybe I'm getting old, but I feel like people don't create movie libraries anymore unless they're pirates. We don't have 1 specific night a week where we get everyone together for a special movie. We watch movies and shows all the time and that makes them less special/valuable. I don't think I'm articulating this well.

Disney thinks I'll tack on another streaming service to watch Mulan or Captain America: Civil War - but they're wrong...

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by rpiguy on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:09PM (#14970676)
It is a well known phenomenon that abundance decreases the amount of "specialness" we feel for things.

It is true for music, comics, really anything that used to take effort to find and acquire.

It is like a psychological corollary to supply and demand, and also why luxury goods lose their magic when they move down market.

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by aggie on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:29PM (#14972205)
The science on this (choice overload) is actually rather ambiguous.

[pdf] http://www.scheibehenne.de/ScheibehenneGreifenederTodd2010.p...

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by npsimons on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:31PM (#14972226)
> I will not go buy a movie or see a movie at the theater anymore - no matter what it is. It could be the most anticipated film in a half a decade and I'll still wait for it to be conveniently streamed to me.

I feel much the same way, but I'll add one thing: I find I spend too much time passively consuming, to the point I am trying to bring back a 1 specific night a week to watch something I think will be edifying and entertaining.

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by yvhhjbb on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:31PM (#14972225)
> Disney thinks I'll tack on another streaming service to watch Mulan or Captain America: Civil War - but they're wrong...

How long have you been single for, if you don't mind me asking?

It's not for you dude, it's for the kids.

Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by mrcsparker on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:14PM (#14972599)
I will probably subscribe for that reason. Disney knows this about parents. They are one of the few companies that could put together their own offering