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		commiepatrol 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What you can get for the price of a Netflix subscr... I get why the general non-tech crowd pays for Netflix but why people who hang out on here do it is beyond me. Most shows/movies on Netflix are garbage, there are plenty of free services that you can stream anything you want from. Why the hell would I pay for Netflix or any other paid service?

johnnyanmac 18 days ago [–]

Convinience and budget. If you're making 300k a year, then he $300/yr for Netflix premium is barely a budget item.

Also, family. I can understand not wanting to be the IT for all your non-tech family media needs.

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