Netflix has had ads for a long time. They call it "product placement" and "branded entertainment".
Netflix launches an ad-supported tier
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> another 10% is foreign dubbed garbage, I'd honestly pay them extra for a good UI that showed ONLY that. Limiting yourself to english is extremely shallow.
> Limiting yourself to english is extremely shallow I get what you and parent post are saying, but do remember Netflix caters to other audiences. "Foreign" is relative. To me, English is a foreign language.
The language isn’t the point - you are watching with subtitles. It’s the entirely different culture that you get to see. Sure, some french and spanish movies are tad too predictable and sweet, but still you get to see different world.
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Where can someone get unbiased technical reviews of privacy-protecting/privacy-focused VPNs? Paid is fine, but every time I read a VPN review I feel like I'm about to get my pockets picked.
I know that this is not a proper review, but I just gave you the names of the only VPNs I used and trust. I prefer njalla because they don't even require any special app and just give you the configuration files if you want to use wireguard or OpenVPN.
I have no opinion on njalla but every VPN I've used will give you OpenVPN configuration files to use, I actually think it is pretty common.
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I know that this is not a proper review, but I just gave you the names of the only VPNs I used and trust. I prefer njalla because they don't even require any special app and just give you the configuration files if you want to use wireguard or OpenVPN.
I have no opinion on njalla but every VPN I've used will give you OpenVPN configuration files to use, I actually think it is pretty common.
Right, but there are also all those other providers who wants you to use their own app. "Being able to connect only with a configuration file" is a necessary but not sufficient condition on my checklist.
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> Limiting yourself to english is extremely shallow I get what you and parent post are saying, but do remember Netflix caters to other audiences. "Foreign" is relative. To me, English is a foreign language.
The language isn’t the point - you are watching with subtitles. It’s the entirely different culture that you get to see. Sure, some french and spanish movies are tad too predictable and sweet, but still you get to see different world.
I don't disagree. I'm just making a point that if you're not American, movies not made in America are not "foreign". Netflix caters to a global audience, so it makes no sense to speak of "foreign" movies as if facts about them were universal, on a site like HN. What's foreign to you is not foreign to me (it may, in fact, be from my country!).
I agree that being exposed to movies and shows from all over the world is a good thing.