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Re: Paying Netflix $0.53/H, etc.

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Post by pb7 »

verzali wrote: post #27
Oras wrote: post #3

Is the average monthly usage of Netflix 43h/month? That's 1.1 hours per day! Where does this data come from? Is it global or specific to a country? It seems like quite a lot. Can't believe Spotify, which I assume people listen to during work or commute so would potentially be higher, has only 5 hours/month compared to 43h/month from Netflix. That's why I'm curious to know the source of the data.

I'm surprised by the cost. Is it really $23/month in the United States? I paid €13.50 a month, which seems to be about $14.50 for the ad-free level. And even that is a big price increase on what it used to be, which is why I unsubscribed...

4K plan is $23/mo.

Re: Paying Netflix $0.53/H, etc.

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Post by jtokoph »

bad_user wrote: post #25
danpalmer wrote: post #19

While the numbers might be a bit hit and miss, the comparison with individual creators is fascinating and definitely hits upon something that keeps me from subscribing to patreons/etc. I don't have just one creator who I would consistently want to support the most, there are probably 10-20 who I would like to support, however I'm not going to pay 10x of them $5/h for content when YouTube is 1x $0.50/h (and has their…

I agree. And for this reason I also think that people show hypocrisy when blocking ads on YouTube, saying that they support creators via other channels. Because everyone cares about price, and supporting creators individually gets expensive fast.

Someone can want to support an artist but disagree with the monetization strategy.

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Post by rglullis »

danpalmer wrote: post #19

While the numbers might be a bit hit and miss, the comparison with individual creators is fascinating and definitely hits upon something that keeps me from subscribing to patreons/etc. I don't have just one creator who I would consistently want to support the most, there are probably 10-20 who I would like to support, however I'm not going to pay 10x of them $5/h for content when YouTube is 1x $0.50/h (and has their…

I wonder if there would be interest in a non-crypto version of the Brave program. In theory, that's exactly what they do: you set a total monthly donation and which creators you want to support, and the browser keeps track of how much each should get at the end of the month.

Unfortunately, what ended up happening is that the program is too complicated for people with disposable income who would be interested and it got stuck in a bad spot between "big enough to attract crypto 'investors' who only care about hodling" and "not big enough to be attractive to high-profile creators".

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Post by CYR1X »

buremba wrote: post #29

I would love to pay for a service that connects all my subscriptions and finds out how much I pay for them hourly basis but it would be hard to make it work with the existing APIs I assume.

Would be harder for them to not sell your data and try to bulk resell subscriptions themselves.

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Post by danpalmer »

rglullis wrote: post #34
danpalmer wrote: post #19

While the numbers might be a bit hit and miss, the comparison with individual creators is fascinating and definitely hits upon something that keeps me from subscribing to patreons/etc. I don't have just one creator who I would consistently want to support the most, there are probably 10-20 who I would like to support, however I'm not going to pay 10x of them $5/h for content when YouTube is 1x $0.50/h (and has their…

I wonder if there would be interest in a non-crypto version of the Brave program. In theory, that's exactly what they do: you set a total monthly donation and which creators you want to support, and the browser keeps track of how much each should get at the end of the month. Unfortunately, what ended up happening is that the program is too complicated for people with disposable income who would be interested and it g…

There was a startup many years ago that I can't remember the name of this who did a similar micropayment tipping sort of thing. The problem was that they essentially collected money on behalf of creators who had no idea the platform existed and they would have to then go and sign up to retrieve funds. I don't want to support creators through something they don't consent to using like that.

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Post by LeafItAlone »

johncalvinyoung wrote: post #16

Explains why Spotify and Kindle Unlimited is an automatic yes from me, and new fiction hard copies much less so, based on my usage. - Spotify: 65k minutes a year, 90h/mo, so around 0.13/h I’m a fast reader, so a novel averages 2-5 hours for me, probably 4h would be a fair guess. Last few years have averaged 150 titles a year on KU, so… 50hr/mo and 0.25/h in costs. And that print novel is usually 15-25 these days new……

I think an e-book is a great idea, but Kindle Unlimited never has anything I want to read. I’m not saying they don’t have items I would read, but when I go to find a book I’ve heard about, it’s not available there. Instead I just Libby through my local libraries and OReilly through my work. Those are services I’d pay Kindle Unlimited subscription prices for if not already available.

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Post by KomoD »

giarc wrote: post #14
Oras wrote: post #3

Is the average monthly usage of Netflix 43h/month? That's 1.1 hours per day! Where does this data come from? Is it global or specific to a country? It seems like quite a lot. Can't believe Spotify, which I assume people listen to during work or commute so would potentially be higher, has only 5 hours/month compared to 43h/month from Netflix. That's why I'm curious to know the source of the data.

You can get your own specific stats for Netflix using a Chrome Extension ( https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/netflix-viewing-sta... ). I'm sure there are a few different ones, that was just the first google result.

Didn't work at all.

Re: Paying Netflix $0.53/H, etc.

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Post by Macha »

Oras wrote: post #3

Is the average monthly usage of Netflix 43h/month? That's 1.1 hours per day! Where does this data come from? Is it global or specific to a country? It seems like quite a lot. Can't believe Spotify, which I assume people listen to during work or commute so would potentially be higher, has only 5 hours/month compared to 43h/month from Netflix. That's why I'm curious to know the source of the data.

That seems eminently plausible to me. When I was growing up (and still the case for my parents, some of my childhood friends, etc.) at-home downtime meant TV time. This could easily be hours a day, especially on weekends.
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