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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

On the flip side, piracy has never been easier.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago

Honestly, yes it has been. It's not too bad, but it used to be easier.

[-] piratepiracy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[-] scorpiosrevenge@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Literally everything was easy about it 5-10 years ago. Even 20yrs ago starting with Napster. Shit was the wild west you could pretty much do whatever you want. Apart from the various rogue virus laden crap. Torrent trackers got good about reporting bad ones though.

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