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Re:The $55M saga of the Netflix series nobody will never see by selcuka on Saturday November 25, 2023 @08:20AM (#38413304)
That's my point. They have to continuously invest in content to keep you as a subscriber. They can't simply enshittify [1] their service and expect customers to stay, unlike, say, a social media platform.

[1] https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/

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Re:The $55M saga of the Netflix series nobody will never see by ekianjo on Saturday November 25, 2023 @09:18PM (#38418626)
> can't simply enshittify

Of course they can. They already added ads. Have you not been watching?

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Re:The $55M saga of the Netflix series nobody will never see by selcuka on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:28PM (#38427056)
Your quote is incomplete:

> They have to continuously invest in content [...] They can't simply enshittify

Enshittification (as coined by Doctorow) has a very specific meaning. This is not it. They are only increasing their prices, and introducing ad supported packages for those who don't want to pay.

They are free to sell their content at any price they want, and we are free to leave at any time. No one is captive (unlike social media, as mentioned above, where you stay because all your friends stay).

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