It always was a luxury. It’s just exhorbitantly expensive now with more strict rules.

Imagine streaming in 2026.

I hadn’t pirated anything in like a decade up until I wanted to binge a few shows this past winter and discovered I would need to subscribe to 3 different services to do it.

And if you don’t have ads, you’ll probably have a horrendously low resolution. In Australia, Stan charges $12 a month for 540p on its lowest tier plan.