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Re: Netflix layoffs have started

#11

Post by xen2xen1 »

rvz wrote: post #7

This sort of tech-related crash had to come someday, and out of this earthquake in terms of these FAANG companies, Netflix (NFLX) stock has cratered 40% in one week and 75% from its all time high. The most obvious name one could come up with this is The Big Tech Crash which has now spread into the private start-up markets. [0][1] As for Netflix itself, they are essentially a side-project for Disney, Apple and Amazon…

Steve Jobs told the Dropbox CEO his company was a "feature". You're saying Netflix is the same? I'm not saying Netflix is going to be Disney, but if they did their programming right they could approach that, eventually. At least an HBO.

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#12

Post by OrangeMonkey »

pythonic_hell wrote: post #8
arrakis2021 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I cancelled my account directly because of Cuties. I dont live alone and do not want anyone in my household watching CP disguised as an art house film. I know of at least 1 other person who have done the same.

Have you watched the movie? At its core it’s a story about how vulnerable children are and how society sexualizes children.

That they showed by sexually exploiting children in the filming. There is no excusing this - forget about the 'message' - one is watching children in sexually explicit situations and trying to say 'the artistic direction excuses it.'

I think I'm going to sit far far far on the other side of the overton window.

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#13

Post by [deleted] »

lampshades wrote: post #2

Interesting that they're laying off writers seeing as the American public has been pretty unhappy with Netflix quality (whether the actual content or the idealogical pushes). I know a lot of people personally that cancelled their Netflix accounts after Cuties and even more for similar reasons as time continued on. I wonder how much of their subscriber-ship was impacted due to things like this and if it's a non-minor…

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#14

Post by btgeekboy »

xen2xen1 wrote: post #11
rvz wrote: post #7

This sort of tech-related crash had to come someday, and out of this earthquake in terms of these FAANG companies, Netflix (NFLX) stock has cratered 40% in one week and 75% from its all time high. The most obvious name one could come up with this is The Big Tech Crash which has now spread into the private start-up markets. [0][1] As for Netflix itself, they are essentially a side-project for Disney, Apple and Amazon…

Steve Jobs told the Dropbox CEO his company was a "feature". You're saying Netflix is the same? I'm not saying Netflix is going to be Disney, but if they did their programming right they could approach that, eventually. At least an HBO.

They have every opportunity to be an HBO. But they’ve got great tech combined with a collection of content missteps and excessive price hikes. When was the last time HBO’s price went up?

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#15

Post by qgin »

lampshades wrote: post #2

Interesting that they're laying off writers seeing as the American public has been pretty unhappy with Netflix quality (whether the actual content or the idealogical pushes). I know a lot of people personally that cancelled their Netflix accounts after Cuties and even more for similar reasons as time continued on. I wonder how much of their subscriber-ship was impacted due to things like this and if it's a non-minor…

I don’t know anyone who even knows that the show Cuties existed.

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#17

Post by lern_too_spel »

arrakis2021 wrote: post #6
martinky24 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Source on "know a lot of people canceled after Cuties"? Or just anecdotal stuff? I never saw data on that...?

I cancelled my account directly because of Cuties. I dont live alone and do not want anyone in my household watching CP disguised as an art house film. I know of at least 1 other person who have done the same.

That's nothing. I cancelled when they added Full House (https://fullhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Back_to_School_Blues). When it comes to virtue signaling, you're an amateur.

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Post by arrakis2021 »

pythonic_hell wrote: post #8
arrakis2021 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I cancelled my account directly because of Cuties. I dont live alone and do not want anyone in my household watching CP disguised as an art house film. I know of at least 1 other person who have done the same.

Have you watched the movie? At its core it’s a story about how vulnerable children are and how society sexualizes children.

I feel uncomfortable watching the trailer, much less the movie. I’m not sure I know anyone who wouldn’t.

Also, I don’t understand that reasoning. You could make a film about the horrors of prison rape. That does allow or require you to film the actual rape.

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Post by nathanaldensr »

qgin wrote: post #15
lampshades wrote: post #2

Interesting that they're laying off writers seeing as the American public has been pretty unhappy with Netflix quality (whether the actual content or the idealogical pushes). I know a lot of people personally that cancelled their Netflix accounts after Cuties and even more for similar reasons as time continued on. I wonder how much of their subscriber-ship was impacted due to things like this and if it's a non-minor…

I don’t know anyone who even knows that the show Cuties existed.

I do (me). Your anecdote is hereby nullified! ;)

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Post by nowherebeen »

xen2xen1 wrote: post #11
rvz wrote: post #7

This sort of tech-related crash had to come someday, and out of this earthquake in terms of these FAANG companies, Netflix (NFLX) stock has cratered 40% in one week and 75% from its all time high. The most obvious name one could come up with this is The Big Tech Crash which has now spread into the private start-up markets. [0][1] As for Netflix itself, they are essentially a side-project for Disney, Apple and Amazon…

Steve Jobs told the Dropbox CEO his company was a "feature". You're saying Netflix is the same? I'm not saying Netflix is going to be Disney, but if they did their programming right they could approach that, eventually. At least an HBO.

I don’t think Steve Jobs was wrong in hindsight. How many people still use Dropbox compared to Google Drive. They even shifted focus to B2B. But storage is so cheap nowadays, their moat has completely evaporated.
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