“This is getting ridiculous and I’m about to just toss the whole thing and move back to Google,” one Redditor said of the “full-volume” ads for Alexa+ on their Echo Show.

Oh sweet summer child, Google is NOT going to be any better at this. That will just be changing one corporate evil for another.

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    People should give up streaming subscriptions. How long would it take to learn how to get movies another way, from a friend who is already doing it.

    People dont even own their media anymore and it can be removed at any time. And they are paying for that. Lols.

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      I think you are severely underestimating how computer illiterate most people are. Many people I know struggle to use their Iphones. Not long ago a friend asked me to help him turn on subtitles on a streaming service on his smart TV.

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      Its for families mostly. I dont want my small children coming up to me all the time asking for a different show downloaded that they heard about from school, and Erica’s parents actually HAVE Disney+ and says anyone who cmdoesnt must be a loser omg etc etc.

      I taught my brother how to do it years ago, and he got his shit virused so fast. I’m not sure if hes colossally stupid or just plain unlucky.

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        Just get Real Debrid with Stremio/Kodi.

        Real Debrid + Kodi + Bingie theme = Everything available on torrents, instantly streamable in a netflix-like interface.

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        This is clicking buttons on your device. How did people install Instagram and use that without a degree?

        I think people are just afraid of it.