America is so fucking back (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by turmoil@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] mrfugu@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

The pirate life is making a comeback and the chuds are landlubbers.

A major chunk of the Gen Xers I know these days have the piracy fire sticks and a lot of those younger than that are returning to their janky tube sites and torrent trackers.

Nintendo might be able to essentially end physical game media to fight piracy but the video execs will never be able to stop screen capture.

[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

totally. I wonder if it will make streaming programming even shittier over time, because the segment of paying subscribers will dictate popularity metrics.

and, essentially, paying subscribers are increasingly those poor souls lacking the skills and bravery for living one's best life on the high seas. 🏴‍☠️🦜🌊

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I thought the term "tube sites" only referred to porn sites?

[-] mrfugu@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

nah you got “youtube” first of all and afaik the term “tube” originates from old tvs (the T in CRT). People used to call television “the tube.”

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, the term was coined ultimately in reference to YouTube, and YouTube was itself ultimately named in reference to CRT — but if you type "tube site" on Wikipedia it redirects you to the article "Porn 2.0", and if you search "tube site" on Wiktionary it only lists a pornographic definition, and anecdotally I have personally only ever seen the term used in reference to porn.

[-] nothx@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

I wish I was this brain dead.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Kill Tony? Like the city in Ireland?

[-] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

tony-cheer

[-] lydon_feen@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I stopped watching Kill Tony.

Can't stand all that stupid Trump dick-sucking.

[-] turmoil@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

all I know about him is that he's a racist dipshit, I've never watched a second of Kill Tony. I have no interest in doing so unless the final episode lives up to the promise of the show's title