DUMP NETFLIX (Read 8804 times)

Rocky

DUMP NETFLIX
« on: July 18, 2018, 09:57:43 AM »
Just found out about this  :wtf:
I cancelled NetFlix last year but considered joining again cause I want out of cable and add them to my Amazon and Hulu.
No Mas  :grrr:

http://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+News/articles/Mwo9-I6owfr/People+Threatening+Cancel+Their+Netflix+Subscriptions

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-obamas-netflix-deal-actually-has-people-canceling-their-accounts-heres-why-9166106
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changemyoil66

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2018, 10:13:21 AM »
I just strated streaming via Amazon Prime and Hulu.  I was going to add Netflix, but I knew about the Obama deal months ago.  I don't want to support a company who supports a president who divided our nation.  Example: Inviting Michael Browns family to the WH.  Even though he's a criminal.

But since they hold the control of movies for a good price,it's very hard for me to stay away.  New movies are $5.99 a pop via Spectrum. 

oldfart

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2018, 10:25:14 AM »
I noticed that Netflix called Obama "President Obama".
While many msm outlets call President Trump "Mr. Trump"
What, Me Worry?

Drakiir84

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2018, 10:40:03 AM »
I'll continue to keep my Netflix because my Wife's deadbeat dad gave us a ridiculously large gift card that has our account paid up for years.  Also, when there are shows I don't like I simply thumbs down them and move on with my life.  For me, the upside of the service that Netflix provides outweighs my dislike of their spending decisions.
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-Jeff Cooper

hvybarrels

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2018, 11:28:33 AM »
Netflix is an interesting bird. Not sure how long they can keep it up, but they really do have the highest concentration of the best content at the moment. When I happen to catch a cable or broadcast show I can see why the subscriber content model has blown up. Most of the programing from major media is watered down, heavily censored, and made politically correct to appeal to the widest variety of milquetoast drooling idiots. People are starving for shows and movies that play on different levels and take risks.

https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/netflix-lost-17-8-million-for-each-of-its-112-emmy-nominations-23977/
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Rocky

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2018, 11:45:45 AM »
Netflix is an interesting bird. Not sure how long they can keep it up, but they really do have the highest concentration of the best content at the moment. When I happen to catch a cable or broadcast show I can see why the subscriber content model has blown up. Most of the programing from major media is watered down, heavily censored, and made politically correct to appeal to the widest variety of milquetoast drooling idiots. People are starving for shows and movies that play on different levels and take risks.

https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/netflix-lost-17-8-million-for-each-of-its-112-emmy-nominations-23977/
Interesting article and jives with stock analysis.

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NFLX/chart?p=NFLX#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%3D%3D

Stock went up with Obummer deal, subscribers increase yet NetFlix still losing BILLIONS.   :wacko:
Where is the money going ?  ::)
Hilly has gotta be  involved in here some where.   >:D
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”
                                                           Franklin D. Roosevelt

oldfart

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2018, 01:02:00 PM »
I kind of like the DVD rental program that I subscribe to.
If I don't want to watch obamavision , I won't  rent it.

I've been hooked on the Closer/Major Crimes series ...like a crime drama soap opera with dark humor.
What, Me Worry?

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2018, 08:56:53 PM »
Thanks for the info but I am not going to drop Netflix just because they have a series about the Obama family.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2018, 09:16:25 PM »
Thanks for the info but I am not going to drop Netflix just because they have a series about the Obama family.

It's not "a series about the Obama family."  Barack and Michelle are the producers.

Do you ever use facts to form an opinion?  (RHETORICAL)

Quote
President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will begin producing content for Netflix
under their company Higher Ground Productions. According to Netflix, the two will create “a diverse
mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docuseries, documentaries, and
features.”

Rumors about a possible Obama-Netflix partnership have been circulating since March. In a prepared statement,
President Obama says he and Michelle are partnering with Netflix to better share the experiences of others.

“We hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy
and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world,” he says. A statement
from Michelle Obama adds that “Netflix’s unparalleled service is a natural fit for the kinds of stories we want to share,
and we look forward to starting this exciting new partnership.” The Obamas currently have a multiyear agreement
with the streaming service.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17376654/barack-obama-michelle-obama-netflix-shows
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

macsak

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2018, 09:21:18 PM »
It's not "a series about the Obama family."  Barack and Michelle are the producers.

Do you ever use facts to form an opinion?  (RHETORICAL)

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17376654/barack-obama-michelle-obama-netflix-shows

but he put "series about the Obama family" in quotes, so it all good
oh wait, one time he didn't put it in quotes, so it's all good

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2018, 11:45:23 PM »
It's not "a series about the Obama family."  Barack and Michelle are the producers.

Do you ever use facts to form an opinion?  (RHETORICAL)

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17376654/barack-obama-michelle-obama-netflix-shows

I don't get butt hurt because Netflix shows content produced by the Obamas. Happy now?

Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2018, 12:04:34 AM »
I don't get butt hurt because Netflix shows content produced by the Obamas. Happy now?

I'd be happier if you could form an opinion based on actual facts BEFORE needing to be corrected.

Maybe you never learned HOW to learn.  It's a process most are taught in high school and even more so in college.  Those who depend on being spoon fed knowledge never seem to get anything right.  They also argue to compensate for their failure to find and assimilate new knowledge on their own.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2018, 12:10:53 AM »
I'd be happier if you could form an opinion based on actual facts BEFORE needing to be corrected.

Maybe you never learned HOW to learn.  It's a process most are taught in high school and even more so in college.  Those who depend on being spoon fed knowledge never seem to get anything right.  They also argue to compensate for their failure to find and assimilate new knowledge on their own.


It is irrelevant to my whole point. Whether something made by them or about them, I am not going to cancel my Netflix over such a silly thing. I'm not a snowflake.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2018, 12:22:17 AM »

It is irrelevant to my whole point. Whether something made by them or about them, I am not going to cancel my Netflix over such a silly thing. I'm not a snowflake.

So, in your opinion, exercising one's right to protest a company by deciding to not support them with your money makes you a snowflake?

Sounds like you don't believe in the power of the people and the almighty dollar to effect change in the business community.  I'm sure most Socialists feel the same way.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2018, 12:46:30 AM »
So, in your opinion, exercising one's right to protest a company by deciding to not support them with your money makes you a snowflake?

Sounds like you don't believe in the power of the people and the almighty dollar to effect change in the business community.  I'm sure most Socialists feel the same way.

You boycott it if you want, that is your freedom.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2018, 12:59:04 AM »
You boycott it if you want, that is your freedom.

Thanks for giving me your permission to exercise a "freedom".   :rofl:

So, why does it make someone who wants to exercise their "freedom" a snowflake?

You're calling people on one side of the decision "snowflakes."  Why?  Are you just trolling again to get a response, or do you actually hold that opinion? 

This is one of those times you get to express an opinion without the need for supporting facts.  It should be right up your alley.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2018, 01:25:15 AM »
Thanks for giving me your permission to exercise a "freedom".   :rofl:

So, why does it make someone who wants to exercise their "freedom" a snowflake?

You're calling people on one side of the decision "snowflakes."  Why?  Are you just trolling again to get a response, or do you actually hold that opinion? 

This is one of those times you get to express an opinion without the need for supporting facts.  It should be right up your alley.

Because I don't try to shut others up because i don't share a political side with me. Netflix can have their Obama produced media if they want. I am not going to withhold money from them because they think Obama's make good stuff, or because they think they can make money, or because they like the Obamas. Just because he wasn't a good president doesn't mean he can't produce movies or other content.
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Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2018, 01:48:22 AM »
Because I don't try to shut others up because don't share a political side than me. Netflix can have their Obama produced media if they want. I am not going to withhold money from them because they think Obama's make good stuff or because they like the Obamas. Just because he wasn't a good president doesn't mean he can't produce movies or other content

I think calling people "Snowflakes" in this instance is actually you attempting to "shut others up because they want to share a different political side than" you.

Maybe insults are terms of endearment to you?  To me, it's trying to belittle the opinions of others through verbal attacks.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

eyeeatingfish

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2018, 02:14:28 AM »
I think calling people "Snowflakes" in this instance is actually you attempting to "shut others up because they want to share a different political side than" you.

Maybe insults are terms of endearment to you?  To me, it's trying to belittle the opinions of others through verbal attacks.

Nope, never once suggested you can't refrain from Netflix if you want. I just am not going to be bothered by something so manini. My opinion is that it is trivial, it is the kind of thing we criticize liberals for and I am not going contradict myself.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: DUMP NETFLIX
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2018, 02:19:43 AM »
Nope, never once suggested you can't refrain from Netflix if you want. I just am not going to be bothered by something so manini. My opinion is that it is trivial, it is the kind of thing we criticize liberals for and I am not going contradict myself.

.. and anyone who disagrees with your decision is a Snowflake.

Gotcha.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw