How Streaming Services Made Everything Sh*ttier

[@AccordingtoNicole]

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[@intrasource]

Nicole reduces my hatred of the modern world by letting the air out of the bag with such measured skill.

[@greenmanatee6462]

I appreciate her perspective and straight forward attitude and look forward to her videos

[@TylerG7777]

Wow, that was very elegantly stated. I agree!

[@QoraxAudio]

What bag?

[@Pamelamusic371]

I’ve canceled all my streaming services, I am learning a language and reacquainting myself with my cello! Nice and joyful ❤

[@Torgo1969]

Apocalyptica FTW

[@venpeddapalli7189]

You are a smart person. Good for you!!

[@bunny_smith]

Good for you! You must feel great about yourself!

[@helenivanova5440]

@@Pamelamusic371 yes, living in this highly digitalized world I often feel like I miss more "physical" life, something off-line.

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

Good for you. That requires a strong person

[@rhondalyn100]

No tv. No streaming services. No news...the added bonus. I *do* have a bit of an addiction to KZbin, which is very good because, otherwise, how would I have found you, Nicole? Informative, insightful, humorous, intelligent, refreshing. You and Rick Beato are calling the bs (music scene, or lack of) as you see it. Excellent video! Thank you! 🙂

[@helenivanova5440]

I have to make a confession: I have an addiction to KZbin too. But at least It can be beneficial for me as for non-native English speaker: binge listening to all these videos boosts my English level😊.

[@corben2972]

@@helenivanova5440i dont know how you non english speakers are able to learn english just by watching youtube 😂 i have many foreign friends who have learnt english by watching youtube. i wish other languages were taught in England

[@labnine3362]

Rick is great! There's so much information on youtube you don't get in the mainstream media. I am fully disconnected from almost every legacy media option (cable TV, antenna TV, streaming, etc). KZbin, a handful of internet sites and my old CDs & records.

[@cariwaldick4898]

I used to be addicted to KZbin, but then they stopped letting my comments be seen. Every now and then one slips through, but it's impossible to interact with people in the comment section now.

[@helenivanova5440]

@@corben2972 well, we can improve our listening skill by watching or listening videos here; reading comment sections makes us acquainted with many colloquial expressions natives use in daily speech; writing comments is conducive to enhancing speaking skill. So KZbin is a really great tool. And, btw, you can find here videos in many languages including some rare ones like serbian or Indonesian let alone German, French or Spanish which English native speakers typically learn as a second language.

[@Mysticbladegod]

Going back to the old ways (CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Mp3) has allowed me to spend less over time and not be subject to crappy algorithms. I like life with few/no subscriptions

[@Angular777]

Yet, you are watching this and commenting with a service that sells and collects data on you!

[@LDN_BOX]

I still buys CDs and Vinyl for the same reason!

[@paulsmith5611]

I never gave up on CDs because I don't want to use any data and/or connect my cell phone when I'm in the car. I listen to the radio sometimes but since they all are owned by 2 corporations now they are all ads that I don't care about, DJs talking about something I don't care about, or music I don't like.

[@evacody1249]

Not going back to the old ways has opened the world of music and let me find rock and metal band from all over the world I enjoy. Why do you want to close that door and be tied down by Warner music, Universal music, and Sony music? Why do you want to force that on others?

[@LDN_BOX]

@@evacody1249 you think they are the only publishers? Lol

[@jeffmpvd7689]

I avoid monthly charges like the plague. I always look at the yearly cost, not the monthly cost.

[@Pondapple]

That's so me. I'm too stubborn to pay for ad-free KZbin. My finger pressing the SKIP onKZbin is practically an unconscious motion.

[@katherinelangford981]

​@Pondapple apparently if you search a KZbin video through Bing it will play without the ad. I just saw it in a tech video, Linus Tech tips I think.

[@seltzermint5]

totally agree. I used to get one of the monthly beauty boxes at $120/yr it was fun to get travel size stuff and tons of items to pass on to the teens in a local autism group for their spa days. But $300+ I think NOT...

[@tomswan3401]

Yeah look at the cost for 100 years.^^

[@samhayward5350]

One of the perks of depression is that I have no interest in TV shows, and have therefore never subscribed to any streaming service.

[@DanielGilbert86]

I recently rediscovered my CD collection. Nowadays, CDs are cheap to get, especially used. So I got myself a used CD player, and enjoy my ever expanding collection of music I can hold in my hands.

[@rosieposie9564]

I think I might do that too. I like having music on a physical format.

[@kensmith5694]

Another advantage of the CD is that you are often hearing the songs in the order the artist intended you to hear them. Some songs make a whole lot more sense if you have heard the one before it.

[@kwilliams2239]

@@kensmith5694 Yeah, "Tommy" doesn't make a lot of sense if played out of order. 😁

[@kensmith5694]

@@kwilliams2239 Yes, that is a good example. In other cases, it just adds more depth to the meaning. A Night in Bangkok has more meaning in context.

[@WhySoLoud]

Agreed, I go to Estate Sales, just bought a Sony BluRay player ($5) and buy as many CD/DVD's as I can find for less than $2 each. And when I'm tired of them they get donated to Goodwill.

[@JewelsprideBengals]

Love this. It made me put down my phone, close my laptop, and watch you from beginning to end on the tv while I enjoyed a full cup of coffee. ☕

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Chamomile tea and sesame seed bagel with sour cream here

[@thiscorrosion3843]

​@@IzzyOnTheMovethat sounds good.

[@NN57143]

I’m 60 and single. I have no idea how to interact with life and people any more. My job is wfh since 2020. I’m so isolated. Everyone and everything seems so toxic, deluded, lost, superficial. I don’t know what.to.do. I just keep to myself and I miss who I used to be and how life used to be. I don’t want to “adapt and evolve” with all of this.

[@alexandrudinca2884]

39 year old loner here. I know what you are going through. It sucks...

[@brianmeen2158]

It’s weird as either social media, I find I have much more interesting conversations online .. each topic I’m interested in, I go to Reddit and talk to hundreds of thousands of people that have as deep or deeper interest and knowledge in that same area .. it is great and there is NO small talk! I find on face to face conversations, there’s so much small talk and gossip/drama bs that I have to wage through to get to the good stuff. This has me just going online more and I’ve really neglected my actual friendships. I’m not sure what to do about it

[@Dick_Weapon]

I'm 50 and feel the same way. The 21st century sucks, especially since the smart phone and social media were invented. Then covid ruined the '20s. Ugh...

[@chrisevans9688]

@@NN57143 Chris Evans good morning tv show movie add good news did it tomorrow night in now this week and we can do it so you big time now and see if you cool today and I will do that soon thanks you

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

Go play bingo. Start a bridge club. Or weekly pinnacle night. Or poker night (penny ante). Join a bowling league. Or start one. Or billiards. No one’s gonna knock on your door and say hey let’s do something. Start it yourself.

[@nickfindsgold9788]

I recently had the opportunity to relive something from my childhoood that I did not know I missed. I was at a friends house, we put an album on the record player, listened to all 4 sides while sitting on the couch looking at the cover art and insert photography ... that was the magic of music

[@john091077]

I just ditched Netflix. I resented paying like $30 a month to feel like I was digging in the bargain bin at the flea market.

[@richatlarge462]

💯

[@rockoorbe2002]

I never had Netflix but my brother does. Their interface looks so cluttered and disorganized. Tubi's is way better and it's free.

[@invisibleloveone]

Yes

[@sjb3240]

Stop lying. Netflix with ads per month is $6.99.

[@john091077]

@@sjb3240 I'm not paying for ads and I have a 4K TV so that is like $28 with tax.

[@redhead2376]

100% agree with you. The loss of regular TV and radio has taken so much away from socialization and shared experiences, and made society more insular. I miss all that. I only use free over the air TV and free streaming services, so at least they aren't getting my money.

[@AllBlackAirpods]

Delayed Gratification was the biggest thing man ever lost in the 2000s

[@nobbynoris]

Delayed Gratification. Another fucking emo band!

[@tudormiller887]

Napster started it all.😊

[@AllBlackAirpods]

@@nobbynoris tight name honestly

[@marcdc6809]

@@nobbynoris good one...

[@marcdc6809]

just delay your gratification, it's really not that hard, why would somebody have to do it for you, just take your gratification and delay it to your own heart's content... I wish George Carlin was still alive...

[@heatherj3030]

I'm in my early 50s. I can remember watching cartoons with my sister after school, and running around the house frantically cleaning during the commercials so, we didn't miss the cartoons. Now you have to actually make yourself stop watching whatever is on your streaming service.

[@tonyp9313]

Isn't that better though? Pausing or stopping a streaming service then watch it whenever you are ready?

[@harrisc8101]

Never did streaming. Gave up cable almost 20 years ago. Tried 1 year of social media...hated it. I am 44 years old and i spend more time playing outside today than i did as a kid. I love that part of life. I enjoy being human while everyone around me wants to be absorbed in distractions.

[@georgeandrews2839]

Streaming services stream the money directly from your wallet. 😂

[@circaen]

I'm super happy they exist. Most these issues are solved with self control.

[@BillLaBrie]

Your solution won’t scale

[@luisdetomaso867]

60,000 new songs are uploaded to Spotify every day. Music is no longer human art, but rather a computer generated commodity

[@AccordingtoNicole]

😭😭😭

[@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384]

This is also going to be the problem with AI art, AI code etc. The point is not to create art as soon as possible and sell it but the actual act of creation is what makes us human. Now some say that is fine, if you want you can still do it the slow way. But that is a fallacy. When the market is filled with AI generated crap, it is incredibly hard to fight against that onslaught. In a few years we have to seek shelter and create a new separate society for those of us who want to live without AI in our lives.

[@helenivanova5440]

​@@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384let's look from other perspective: if I am a recipient of art products, then what do I want from art? Some... feelings, or ideas, or new thoughts, or whatever. AI creates crap can perform a function of giving it to me too. If I am a creator, then I still create my own art regardless what AI does. Other moment is my art will most likely be lost among tons of AI created pictures, videos and tunes immediately after I uploaded it to internet. But it can't make obstacle for an act of creating itself. That's my take on the issue, but at the same time I can't help but feel overwhelmed with the amount of this content. Sometimes I want to just hide in the woods with a paper book, off-grid. I now ponder an idea to become a video editor, and even here I feel this vague thought: god, millions of millions videos already exists, and what am I gonna do? Create more videos😂. Not that this thought deters me from my decision, but it feels a little itchy in my mind. At the same time I say to myself: well, actually the amount of information was beyond my possibility of finding and processing it even 30 years ago when I was a kid. And so is it today. Therefore I still have to meticulously pick some books, music, pictures etc. from this influx . It got more difficult but in its core nothing changed.

[@trevormaurer3684]

Also the fact that A.I can so very well reproduce and mimic dead artists Voices is so very Soul less.

[@helenivanova5440]

​@@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384but if we look at an issue from an individual's perspective, a situation can seem different from what you described and what can be applied more to a global situation. I mean, if I am a recipient of art products, shall we say, then what do I want from art? It can be some feelings, or thoughts, or new ideas- whatever. AI created art can give it to us just like human created, at least theoretically. If I am a creator, then I still canake my own art regardless of what AI does. Other story is that my art will most likely be lost in millions of millions songs, videos, pictures and so on immediately after I upload it to the internet, but it doesn't influence on act of creating itself.

[@marjamesquire8141]

I still buy a vinyl or CD record of my favorite artists to support them. I like the feeling of “owning” something special, physically. When I flip through the beautiful big record art, I feel like I’m saying hey to my musical singer friends. Every Sunday morning, I look forward to my favorite Canadian’s KZbin post. 😉 I’m serious. You are full of great advice. Thanks! Have a wonderful week.

[@EnglishFluencyFun]

I'm so glad you brought this up; it's just one more reason to "Move away from the screen....." Really well done video.

[@faeriemagic3546]

I gave my daughter a record player 5 yrs ago with great LPS.. my daughter has got so many amazing records as well.. love listening to her music!!

[@Cariboukid]

Overconsumption and under appreciation. Bingo!

[@lennywright5655]

Why do people on online say CDs used to cost $20? Maybe in the 80s but, in the 90s an album was $12-$16 on average, double CDs were $20 or more.

[@arimag]

Bought my first CD in 1991, and my collection is still growing. Besides all the advantages you mentioned here, I also find that the very presence of physical media (CDs, books and DVDs) in my house goes a long way towards creating a pleasant, more human and personal domestic environment.

[@ritagreenwood9397]

I was 50 this year, and still have the first records that I bought from my local sweet shop for 20p each (sadly I threw out my cassettes 3 years ago). I have a photo of me at 17 in my room, sitting next to my records; Nirvana's Nevermind was to my right, at my knee. I still have that album too. If I were to transport myself from 33 years in the past, to 33 years in the future, and take a similar picture - what will be next to me in the photo then? Nothing! I hate that Spotify can just delete whatever they like too. The Bugsy Malone Soundtrack my 7 yr old daughter and I enjoyed listening to as a morning routine thing (she has autism), was changed because one day we woke up, and it was gone from the Spotify catalogue. I don't want a corporate company having that level of control over my ability to access music.

[@chrisevans9688]

@@ritagreenwood9397 Chris Evans first one day did you cool me with that Friday night and now we soon now my love best love you guys and did you do that us is good

[@TopQGuy]

Many, many years ago, Thursdays used to be THE day….the TV Guide came out for the next week. The next week’s TV schedule was then planned out, especially looking for any holiday specials (like the Great Pumpkin). I miss those days. Seems like the money sucking vacuum has many hoses…looking for people’s last dimes and any crumbs. The world has become too obsessed with taking people to the cleaners.

[@helenivanova5440]

I remember those weekly paper tv schedules. As a kid I highlighted all the programs I wanted to watch including "cartoon". In my country they didn't even mention the name of those cartoons:).

[@FoodandOtherPassions]

AMEN!

[@toughandgritty]

I work in the DVD/Blu-ray industry (producing and appearing in extras), and there are some amazing films hitting physical media for the first time -- lost classics I never thought would resurface. So I urge people to buy a Blu player again, if they don't currently have a working one. Make film watching deliberate again. It's just a bummer that physical media is such a specialty item these days; I'd love to work with real budgets for my extras.

[@dabprod]

I have no streaming services. Rarely watch TV.

[@thiscorrosion3843]

You're not missing anything.

[@dianawilde417]

Last week I bought myself a cd zoom box and started collecting cds from charity shops. Haven’t had a cd player for over 20 years and am so happy to have my music life simplified once more. No more streaming for me. Exhausting and unsatisfying.

[@thiscorrosion3843]

I feel the same way. Physical media for me, only.

[@rodgerlang884]

I feel completely the opposite. Without streaming there’s so many artists that I never would have discovered and I feel my musical journey would have stagnated.

[@RobertQuant]

@@rodgerlang884streaming is garbage 🤢🤢🤢🤢😝🤮🤮🤮

[@illuminatiCorgi]

I'm officially back to CD's and my iPod. I honestly forgot how much better the quality was 😐🖖

[@Thirteen31Music]

Ive been more than happy sticking with physical media. A 1 off payment and I can watch/listen as much as a want whenever I want suits me perfectly.

[@tonyp9313]

Yeah Physical media is way better than digital. You actually own it & they can't take it down. That's why I buy blu rays for tv series & movies.

[@rodgerlang884]

I prefer variety. There are several TV shows that my wife and I love to watch and, honestly buying each season on physical media would cost as much as streaming and take up so much space. I do buy blu-rays, but only movies I’ve seen and know I’ll watch multiple times

[@Thirteen31Music]

@@rodgerlang884 I get what you’re saying but if you are on a really tight budget 2nd hand dvds on ebay are so cheap. Even better charity shops practically give them away. For like £10 or equivalent in your country you could get a stack of things to watch for a tiny cost. You can always move them on when you’re done to save space.

[@ticktock2383]

Have none, none, none. Actually buying old laptops at estate sales loaded with Office and other programs to avoid subscriptions..

[@WhySoLoud]

Also because people stream stuff no one wants CD/DVD's anymore. So at those estate sales, you can go on the last sale day and get them for $0.50-1.00 each.

[@katherinelangford981]

You can get office as a single purchase instead of as a subscription. I just bought it for a new PC build I did. Got $30 off. Needed it for work, BUT Libro Office is a great and free alternative for personal use. If you wanted something more updated and to avoid subscriptions.

[@jolenetwomey8280]

Yes. I recently got two good older laptops for cheap at the thrift store. Unless I'm misinformed, Windows 11 forces you to subscribe to office instead of being able to download a "forever" copy.

[@patriciaherlevi6217]

When I was in my 20s, I worked at an independent record store in Seattle. I collected vinyl records and then eventually CDs. I loved sharing records with my friends or listening to records during the evening after working all day. I also reviewed records and CDs for over two decades. I don't do the streaming services except for an obscure radio website. I found that one when I was having issues with KZbin. Some public libraries offer Hulu for free if you log onto the library websites. And libraries have DVDs which are free.

[@managua-san8075]

I keep it simple. Watch regular TV. No streaming services. If something I am interested in watching I hit the high seas if you catch my drift. Never pay a cent.

[@kimfontaine7453]

So funny this video should be coming up now today ! I have an appointment to have cable reinstalled next Friday and I will be removing Amazon and Netflix from the rotation. I have already planned out a couple shows that I’m gonna be watching weekly like Grey’s Anatomy that I used to watch years ago and I’m totally looking forward to it. I can absolutely relate to everything you’ve said in the video and noticed that my mind’s ability to focus is trash. I can barely get through one or two episodes of most shows now. If it doesn’t hold my interest I just move onto the next one. I’m studying to be a nurse right now in my 40’s and that has all transferred into acquiring and retaining new information in that respect. Scary really. So I have to take the steps to help myself now . I have forwarded this video onto my three kids. Thanks for all your thoughtful content. 😊

[@kensmith5694]

Why not a TV antenna? In most of the US and some of that country to the north, you can get perfectly good TV via antenna

[@kimfontaine7453]

@@kensmith5694 Unfortunately I can't in my location.

[@RobsNeighbor]

So true! I never watch anything other than KZbin Premium, now I can watch exactly what I want. According to Nicole. Thank you for a great video!

[@sharonclark6264]

Thank you Nicole, again, you're right on time, with what is really going on; so true what you're saying about streaming services. When the whole streaming thing first started, it seemed like fun, not anymore. I grew up in the 70's, so i definitely understand! My family had hundreds of albums, i loved it! I know that experience well! 😊💕

[@Adelina-293]

This is a major part of why I still use physical books and DVDs/Blue Rays. I pick better stuff at the store than a streaming service.

[@PqV72MT4]

Internet was the worst thing to happen to this world.

[@thiscorrosion3843]

I agree. We aren't mature enough to handle it.

[@leonbeale5431]

It was amazing if limited to being a research tool so information can be shared quickly and globally. All the unintended effects of social media have been a train crash.

[@carpepesci]

Rick Beato did a video recently where he discusses why new music sucks. His argument is two fold: it's too easy to get and it's too easy to make. As someone in their mid-forites, it certainly struck a nerve. Worth a watch.

[@kensmith5694]

I disagree with the "too easy to make" being a problem. A more real problem is that it is far too easy to distribute junk. I have written and performed music using computer software. It was easy to do and I enjoyed learning how to do it. I then didn't inflict the result on anyone else.

[@kittendkat5100]

​@@kensmith5694Actual musicians like yourself are becoming a dying breed, unfortunately. Saying that, I think the OP was in the context of what's actually being passed off and accepted as music nowadays is what's easy to make and churn out.

[@kensmith5694]

@@kittendkat5100 I wouldn't quite say I am a musician. I learned how to use the tool a real musician might. I enjoyed learning how it worked. Even with knowing how to use the tool I still don't really have a talent for making music. I did consider trying to write some software that would make boops and beeps according to some math and see if that worked to sound good but I had an attack of being lazy.

[@Seasaltbreeze]

@@kensmith5694 totally agree. Dated a musician for some years that used to record and release his band’s practice sessions. I would ask why. Why release a practice session when you’re a year away from releasing your next record? You’re right, it’s too easy to distribute junk and take up space with junk you didn’t put your heart into.

[@TheAbbybwood]

I am 74 y/o and I stumbled upon your channel somehow and I appreciate your POV. I have a beautiful 50” flat screen on my wall in my room that I only turn on when the grandkids want to watch Bluey or Ben and Holly. About ten years ago I was living someplace else and one of my sons came to visit and asked me if I had ever watched “Lost”. I hadn’t. So we watched the first episode around 10pm and he said, with a smile, “Wanna watch one more?” Of course I did. Around 4 am he said, “Are you done?”. I was completely exhausted, but for the next several days we watched all of it. And over the years I have to admit I have watched all of “Lost” two more times. Now I want to watch it again! Thanks a lot!

[@marianfrances4959]

You're such a smart, and funny, young woman. I'm 70 and learning from you. Thanks!👍🇨🇦😎✨️

[@Mikearice1]

I still go to Half-Price books and buy DVDs of shows and CD's of music. I rip the CDs and put those mp3's on my phone and computer or on flashdrives for the car. Considering how many CD's I had from before streaming, I'll never run out of music. And like Nicole, I think the intentionality we all used to have when listening or watching really matters.

[@UpBilden]

Thanks to you I‘ve cancelled most of my subscriptions (except Spotify). Feels so much better👍

[@UpBilden]

PS: Spotify is for exploration. If there is no physical album I use bandcamp to support my favorite artists

[@jburch1544]

We had 3 TV channels total that went off at midnight, and they came back on at 6 am. No CDs,DVDs streaming, etc. What a life people have today.

[@helenivanova5440]

As a kid aged under elementary school I had a TV-set, heavy as hell, with only 3 channels. While my peers were chatting about TV shows and series broadcasted on other channels, I felt like an outcast having nothing to contribute to the conversation and striving to have all these channels too.

[@bigd3104]

AND the three channels were in BLACK AND WHITE!! LoL. Remember those days well. Hard to believe how far things have gone in my almost 70 years.

[@jochenkraus7016]

Germany? Wait until older people arrive pointing out that ZDF means "Second German Television" for a reason 😂

[@kwilliams2239]

You didn't stay up to watch the indian?

[@bigd3104]

@@kwilliams2239 LoL..... Remember that well!!

[@ericthawin6900]

One only needs to sail the seas to see the new world

[@DanRivers-v4i]

When I was young and cable TV first came to our area, we were able to go to the local pizza shop and buy a "cheater box". The cheater box let us unscramble the pay channels. Pizza shop got away with it by cutting a deal for cops.

[@paul_domici]

I'm watching a new show on Max and I'm so glad they're only putting out one show a week! I really look forward to enjoying that! Just like this morning I'm eating my breakfast in the kitchen and noticed it was almost 10am ! I got so excited that Nicole's new video was about to come on : )

[@robertmcgregor8144]

Thanks Nicole. So true. You are an absolute gem!

[@hipidipi20157max]

I like you sitting in front of your book/cd shelf at 3:30 enjoying your music

[@calamityjane5484]

Nicole, as usual your insights and thoughts are right on the money 💯 Rick Beato also made a video describing how much more significant it was to actually save up for a CD/LP and savour listening to it. Personally I limit the amount of steaming services I pay for and use the free ones the most anyway 😂

[@helenivanova5440]

I share your feelings about "overconsumption and under valuing". I sometimes miss pre-digital epoch, when I as a kid had paper books in physical libraries and music on cassettes in tape recorder instead of having all information I need on one small screen. But in general I think we live better with all these technologies and I wouldn't opt living back in 90'es again, because if you have smth, you are able to put a curb on how intensely you consume it- ok, you can savor one song in one day on your Spotify of you like. But if something doesn't physically exist like some rare old vynil from Denmark your brother gave you and you broke it, you just have no way to obtain it even if you need it a lot.

[@alonememe]

I'm still listening to MP3s I have downloaded 20 years ago 😁

[@awildapproach]

I do the same thing as you: I get something like Netflix only when there is something I am really itching to watch, and when I finish that, I just turn the service back off again. I currently have no streaming subscriptions, but I'm sure I'll get one again, when a show I really want to see comes out. I find it makes more sense for us, because both my husband and I would go months and months not evening using Netflix, but paying for it, and we finally realized it would be better to only have it certain times of year or when something really interesting comes out.

[@SG-js2qn]

People failed to notice and take proper corrective actions when the incentives shifted. The shifts occurred in the late 80s and 90s. So now we have endless crapification of everything, and the CEOs and boards of companies are getting rich off of ruining companies and ruining the products and services they provide. The incentives have been perverse for about 30 years, making things worse and worse and worse. We have to correct this. Globalisation is not good. Easy money policy is not good. Localization and real qualification for credit is what built prosperity in every country that has had it.

[@jolenetwomey8280]

Thank you for the video. It reminded me of the last real concert I saw, Nightwish, in Covington, KY in March, 2018. They gave away a double CD of "Decades" which is stacked with all of their hits from '96 through '15. They also challenged people to put away their cell phones for the night and just enjoy the music. It was a small venue and an intimate concert, and I loved it (Floor Jansen sings rings around Taylor Swift imo). But yes; I'm wary of streaming music services and have vinyl and cassettes myself. For movies, I have Prime and Netflix, but I'm tired of both of them having the same old crap. Many times I go with FreeVee and Tubi, both free services with ads. Tubi runs two minutes of ads every 15 minutes, but they have a wider array of movies and shows than Netflix or Prime. In the end, my favorite way to see movies is in a theater, and there is a cozy stadium style one near me that has good matinee prices and also $5.50 Tuesdays.

[@rodgerlang884]

To be fair Floor sings rings around almost anyone. I like Taylor, but Floor is on another level

[@CBT5777]

Well, we wouldn't need the dopamine if we weren't slaves to our crappy jobs we mostly have no choice in working for 50+ hours a week. It's exhausting and inhumane.

[@tranger4579]

I’m generation X. I used to listen to music all the time as a teenager. This just brought back so many memories as I remember saving my dollars and change for the new album. It was amazing going home and listening to the the bands top songs but finding the hidden gems of a song that will never be played on the radio and mtv. I think I stopped listening to music when streaming started. There is just no thrill in it anymore.

[@katherinelangford981]

Oh you could have it all... Columbia House! 10 CDS for $.01. That's how you afforded music. (I really dont know how it worked. But I remember the ads)

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

And I have bought MOIST vinyl imports from the UK at HMV because they had an extra song on it. I remember when my No Doubt, Björk, Garbage or Radiohead cassette tapes had been played so much on my walkman they started sounding slow motion😂

[@helenivanova5440]

I had a walkman too so I had similar experience. But besides walkman I got some Chinese tape recorder, one of a very poor quality, so it often chewed tape on my favorite cassettes, and I only had money to spend on one cassette every month.

[@johnrobinson5156]

Interesting perspective 🤔 I recall when buying a concert ticket was not much more than a new CD.

[@elihubildad6677]

There is no going back , imagine going to back to limited TV instead of cable and no VCR IN THE 1980s.

[@tomhancock8184]

You are right about music and tv. It used to be a big deal to buy an album and build a collection of music, not so much these days. It used to be fun looking forward to the next episode of The X-files to see what that dastardly cigarette smoking man was up to (devious Canadian). Most of all, you are right about gratification. We want it now, and now, and now, and on and on.

[@MuahMan]

I'm proud of the fact that I don't have a single streaming service. No Amazon Prime either. I do have Walmart +.

[@jimscharfenberger2]

Great comments on the addictive properties of streaming services, Nicole. I have none of them. When you purchase a record, cd, or dvd, you tend to be mindful in your choices.

[@clarencehart8686]

Preach it sister! Always makes sense, makes me think, makes me laugh, and confirms my beliefs about what's smart and what's supremely stupid. --a long-time fan (67 years old)

[@richardbuckleyartist]

Absolutely bang on. I’m in my late 40’s and often try to tell people, even people of my own generation, exactly this and they look at me with blank expressions like I’m crazy! Extra points for a very smooth segway into the sponsor 😁

[@egyphon]

The dark ages indeed, fond memories of looking out for Buffy the vampire slayer DVD sets at my local book store.

[@johnnyvegas4583]

This woman is wise and explains her points expertly and precisely

[@stephen489]

Okay, I've been a casual watcher...but you've consistently given me things to think about. You have a new subscriber. You present different topics in unique ways. I look forward to your next drop.

[@waynehendrix4806]

Without insult, sometimes after watching Nicoles discussions, I'm glad I'm a man. An old wiser man.

[@chaoticallysay2625]

All those apps suck!!!

[@JoshAronoff]

Very interesting point about not being able to talk about a series together because you don’t want to ruin it for the person who hasn’t started it. That’s a social aspect of tv watching I hadn’t thought of in a long time and compound entire seasons of series dropping at once, no wonder the “ruining” aspect is superseded by the watch time of the series and forces people to not discuss it.

[@markhernden9472]

As someone who grew up in the 70's and 80's, I can't help but notice the way people listen to music has changed and not for the better. The rite of passage of buying your first sound system seems to be a thing of the past. That first component stereo with a turntable, amplifier and the best speakers that you could afford. Now it's cell phones, earbuds and compressed downloaded music. There was always a new album that you looked forward to buying and those trips to the record store were a highlight of the month.

[@Kaniala-l7s]

I got rid of my phone and only have an old computer from 2008 that i use for emails and little bit of youtube. Its truly the best life ever without a phone. Go to thr bank pay my bills and the lady working "sir you know you can do all this from online banking from your phone" and im like i dont own a phone and their face 🤯 its the best feeling walkinf around and watch families and regular ppl just getting dominated by tnese little evil unhealthy devices. Best decision ever and gonna be tje greatest revolution ever. Everyone is gonna be getting rid of them.

[@marianfrances4959]

I'm seriously thinking about ditching my phone.

[@Kaniala-l7s]

@marianfrances4959 it's life changing. Just like not being easily accessible to the whole world changes everything in your mental health. Feels good not having to respond to stupid messages, and ppl always sending you memes, funny videos like its revolutionary. At this level personally, I don't even care. My sanity matters and just wanted that peace and it's possible without the phone. Life's so so much better. You don't even realize how much these little devices condition you to them. Phones are using people, not the other way around.

[@xRT59]

Wow! I enjoyed that conversation and you were all over the place on different topics, but it was brutally honest & enjoyable 😂. I agree with you. I prefer a good book from one of my favorite authors and a great home made latte. My favorite coffee roaster is Velton’s Coffee and single origin Ethiopian coffee. You won’t be disappointed. Have a great day!!

[@tvsmed]

I just bought a couple of movies and TV series on DVD. It was very gratifying.

[@AniaAntul]

Happy to see you enjoy your coffee and I love the slight change of attitude when it comes to saving on certain things! :) As for the streaming services... I totally agree. I barely even enjoy music nowadays. And there's so much of everything... Like, should I watch a new show, or maybe a movie, or listen to an album on Spotify or a podcast, or maybe listen to an audiobook on Libby.. or maybe borrow a physical book and read it? Analysis paralysis.

[@morenofranco9235]

I really enjoy your programs, Nicole. A breeze of sanity in the sh! T-streaming world. Thank you for your insight.

[@bluesteel48]

You think through things so thoroughly. It’s refreshing to listen to your point of view. I’m 76 and I mostly agree with your assessment of what’s wrong with the world. You are wise beyond your years. PS: Your use of South Park and Breaking Bad clips are great. Love it !!!

[@bryonyvaughn2427]

I can’t here for the common sense frugality and fit of so much more with this one. Will definitely mull over, rewatch, mull sooner more, and share with younger people in my life. I think you’re hitting on some of the reasons mental health has been so much tougher for the younger generation even before pandemic isolation hit. My professors, who are in their 40s-60s like me, say they used to focus on classroom management of getting everyone’s attention from their private conversations to start class. For the last ten years at least their challenge has been getting students to engage at all with each other. They’re wistful for the days of student engagement.

[@LKDelahunty]

I'm 40 and i love music, so i do have Spotify. But i also have a huge box of CDs and collect vinyl as well. We just got rid of Netflix when they increased the price yet again and introduced ads for the lower price. But we did replace it with a Disney subscription because we traditionally watch a movie with our kids every Friday night together. We don't binge watch shows, but on nights when my husband and I aren't practicing music together we might watch an episode or two of a show like The Office or (currently) Parks and Rec. And our kids just started watching The Simpsons 😀. I know you love The Simpsons lol. Great video! Great topic. I often talk about this subject. I see my oldest, my daughter, is better at delayed gratification in terms of "saving" a treat for later. And we experience that "what happens next?" experience through reading together. We have read all of the Harry Potter books together and we are currently on the last few chapters of The Hunger Games trilogy. It reminds me of when we would have to wait to know what happens next in an episode, having to wait for the next night to read another chapter together and having the story slowly reveal itself. Okay, now I'm ranting. I think I'd enjoy chatting with you over a cup of good coffee haha. We have a lot in common. If you're ever in Newfoundland maybe we'll meet haha.

[@leonbeale5431]

I love physical media. I have huge libraries of books, Vinyl, and film. I enjoy the entire experience of looking at art, reading, browsing, looking at record covers, and listening to my music. I largely avoid streaming platforms as you waste so much time on non-productive content, jumping around from one thing to another. These things mess badly with your attention spans, I agree.

[@random.oddities]

The dark ages were so much better. I had that Blink Cheshire Cat album on cassette!

[@roykight6923]

I’d much rather subscribe to a streaming service than a channel that is run by major news corporations. Not sure how it is in Canada, but things are getting real in the states.

[@Holisticlifeliving]

Loving these videos…. Someone who says it like it is and doesn’t hold back. I totally agree with this. Wish there were more people like you who thought the same way. Too bad we couldn’t go back in time before all this new technology ruined the world.

[@RobertQuant]

We have choices let the losers keep streaming once there expensive iPhones break 😂🤣🙂🤣 and there’s physical media lovers like myself that will continue to buy cds 💿 and blue rays and own my collection forever 👍👍👍👍💽💽📀😅😅💿💿💿💿

[@PockASqueeno]

That transition to your Trade ad was BRILLIANT! As soon as you said you’d been drinking crappy coffee, I thought, “Wait, is this a Trade ad?” And then two seconds later, I was right! 😅

[@marcdc6809]

I laughed my head off while watching this one. I'm 51, some time ago I found an old computer diskette in the attic, I showed it to my son, look son, the original save-icon... if you ever wondered what that was... they don't make 'm like that any more, no pun intended, they just stopped making them... I remember the time when these replaced the 5 inch floppy disks and it was a big leap forward in technology.

[@elijaprice]

One the great tragedies of advancing technologies is that immensely childish people like me no longer have a legitimate excuse to say "3.5 inch floppy", any more.

[@marcdc6809]

@@elijaprice that brings back memories from a time when photo's on a website would arrive line per line on the screen...

[@HopefulEmpath]

Oh you’re bringing back such good memories! I started out on an IBM in the 80s and knew DOS. Fast forward to 2 years ago and as I was packing to move to a smaller place, I found my old ZIP drive and Zip disks. I loved the sound it made whenever I used it.

[@marcdc6809]

@@HopefulEmpath my very first computer was a texas instruments home computer with an extension module... to save a program that was done using a simple mono cassette player... it was like the computer was shouting the instructions to the cassette, that old telephone like modem sound... I remember having a pc with a ZIP drive, they were some kind of cassettes, I thought, never bought one actually...

[@bigd3104]

Almost 70 here and I started out with a Commodore Vic 20 that used a cassette tape drive to load programs onto the computer. Or you could buy Commodore magazines and input programs onto the computer via the keyboard yourself. "PEEK" and "POKE" commands, if I remember correctly. Then moved into a Commodore 64. It had a 5.25" floppy drive. I even added a 1571(?) second floppy drive to it. All we had in those days were "bulletin boards" where you could connect to others, kind of, via landline phones thru the "sysop" (system operator) that controlled the bulletin board. And I still have that Commodore 64 computer and boxes and boxes of floppy disks to this day! LoL. Boxed up and stored away, but I still have it. Ah.... The good old days.

[@kennykuhns9843]

This is very good insight into human nature and corporate greed. You are helping people get off of the hamster wheel they don't even realize they are on. This is the deepest talk about modern life I think I have ever heard. Very, very good . Thank you.

[@elgabenedicta]

As a 90s kid raising gen Z and Alpha kids, I agree 1000% !!

[@mrentertainer47]

Great point of view on all things Internet! And spot-on!

[@ShellyCap9]

The only streaming service I have is a free one, once that is over I cancel. We are fine with waiting. The thing with movies is the theatre has gotten so expensive I am like is this movie worth seeing for $80 - 100 for 2 people. If not we just wait it out even though we will hear spoilers or other things, some just arent worth that price.

[@frankalexander5401]

I recall as a kid, I had to either buy an entire LP for $15.00-20.00 (USD) for 1 or 2 songs on the album or buy a 45 RPM single for $5.00 for one of my favorite songs. With streaming, all my favorite songs are available to me for $15.00 per month on the “family plan!” We have download hundreds of songs and get exactly what we want. The losers in this streaming system are the artists who are getting all few cents on their content. But artists are super rich (or at least they would have you think they are super rich!) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@Trigger-xw9gq]

I happen to have the self discipline to not binge-watch, but I drives me bonkers that we have a bunch of different streaming services instead of just one where everything is available. I can't tell you how many times I've come across a trailer for a movie that I'd REALLY like to watch, only to find that it's only available on a service that I don't subscribe to. Grrrrr

[@t-and-d-productions]

for the movies that are important to me, I have an extensive DVD/bluray collection...Everything else is Netflix. I don;t use Spotify. I use free internet radio, but albums that I love are on CD/vinyl

[@Paelmoon]

If only you had one provider that could offer all the content. I seem to remember we had something like that once........

[@Simon-ry1lw]

Remember buying Sgt Peppers Album ( Beatles ) and listening to every track and the words and then going back and doing it again.

[@alanthomasgramont]

TV seasons used you be 20+ episodes. Now must of them at 8 episodes and those episodes aren’t very good. I rarely watch anything anymore.

[@wendybauman4074]

I’m 56 and I TOTALLY miss the new album and weekly TV show experiences that you described!! (“Blockbuster RIP” 😂) Immediate access/gratification is so overrated and stunts our growth. Loved this video! 🙌 (PS: I encourage you to consider supporting local coffee companies with fair trade policies 😉☕️❤️)

[@rodgerlang884]

My wife and I watch a number of shows that are still weekly and episodic. It’s only shows produced by the streaming services or put up after the actual season has ended that go up all at once