Netflix Considers Ads to Offset Subscriber Losses & Ron DeSantis Punishes Disney | The Daily Show

[@Briahna13]

Well maybe if they stopped canceling shows after 1 season while simultaneously increasing the prices, people would stop leaving

[@desireirakoze1411]

👌👌👌

[@SanctaJives]

THIS!

[@michele2628]

💯💯

[@coultergill7728]

It's the price much more than cancellations that drive people off

[@hlumelomrali4081]

Yeah, like have more faith in your own projects

[@RichardSmith-pb8qk]

You gotta love how Netflix won't even consider their price hikes as a reason.

[@DonRobertson82]

Its THE reason i ditched them. KZbin is free (and so are torrents).. GOODBYE netflix!!!!!

[@patriciajones6771]

It's not really price hike, a lot of people have NETFLIX and is not paying, this even goes on in my country, Then they lost 700,000 subscribers by leaving RUSSIA, they are still the best streamer, regardless, the others really don't match up, I checked most of them out, TO me NETFLIX have some of the best original content.Just saying.

[@CerpinTxt87]

@@patriciajones6771 yeah so, anyway, about the prices going up...

[@thomasjess5029]

@@CerpinTxt87 Yes please continue. Don't forget the idea of using ads in their programming.

[@misguidedpearls7456]

I mean That's the reason They bogus

[@MrHyroglyph]

Old Netflix: let’s beat the cable companies New Netflix: let’s BE the cable company

[@Bvct95]

Yes they want to act like a cable company and that’s why I did away with the cable company

[@coldy9887]

What's that saying? If you cant beat them, join them. It was inevitable that netflix is going to be a villain eventually

[@coldy9887]

@@JoannaNFPS oh i'm just lazy to type properly lol. But english is my 3rd language so it's whatever. I take no offense :D

[@daimonien]

You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@daimonien]

@@JoannaNFPS Why so serious? 🤪

[@enitsantiago1926]

I joined Netflix back when they only charged $7 a month and slowly they increased their prices and I accepted it. Then they sent an email that I was gonna have to pay $16 a month and while I’m reading the email I realized I watch KZbin way more than I do Netflix and don’t pay a dime. Sorry Netflix; you got waaaay too greedy.

[@naaanin4777]

Yep, same here, I watch KZbin for free, don’t mind the adverts

[@myrahj1482]

Greed is the reason for big oil, banks and corporate failures. If only folks would stop buying or supporting from companies & people that operate in greed, they would all have to treat us better and things would change.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@@naaanin4777 they don't try to lure you with the paid version KZbin Premium?

[@HashknightGaming]

Yeah I can watch great movies with ads here.

[@HashknightGaming]

@@pietrojenkins6901 I have chrome. 😉

[@kait6994]

If Netflix starts using ads, they will end up losing even more business. How would they not understand that?!

[@marguaritetherese3156]

Yes...I left last month because they raised the price again and the content was so stale I wasn't using it. Ads won't make it look any better.

[@Lafemmefutile]

I pay Netflix ESPECIALLY NOT to have ads. They can raise the price or remove the passwords sharing but if they allow ads, I will cancel!

[@minas2947]

Arrogance

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Shareholder and Wall St pressure.

[@spacewhale442]

@@alexmungan9950 it could be $1 and ads still aren’t worth it

[@ThugByChoice]

There’s not a single person on this planet that’s “advertising tolerant” 😑

[@schin9307]

That's not true im on youtube now and so are you.

[@septanine5936]

-says someone on KZbin

[@ri3706]

@@schin9307 With certain pop-up blockers, you don’t see ads. Just putting that out there.

[@AFR0MAMBA]

@@schin9307 KZbin is free tho

[@tonyb.2341]

I have Hulu and paramount plus with ads. I don’t mind them.

[@scribblingjoe]

Netflix: “Oh my gawd! We’re losing subscribers!” Also Netflix: “I know! Let’s make the platform worse for our remaining subscribers.”

[@austinjoseph2881]

Well the problem is people leaving results in price needing to increase

[@Ryuujinv01]

@@austinjoseph2881 That's certainly the viewpoint of people who feel entitled to a certain projected profit margin as though it's a right. The reality is there's a problem with their product that's making people leave and raising the prices to offset that is an obvious feedback loop that results in a dead company.

[@davemarr7743]

Many think ads will increase revenues..Customers 🤔think just one more stoopid change and I'm done here...commercials and prices going up.. buh-bye.

[@dani4ever]

Well, to be the devil's advocate here, they mentioned creating a new payment option, cheaper, with ads. Not introducing ads to wherever price you're already paying. But you have to trust their word and that is... yeah, no.

[@stupidragerantroastoftakes2981]

"Netflix: “Oh my gawd! We’re losing subscribers!” Also Netflix: “I know! Let’s make the platform worse for our remaining subscribers.” Me: If you do that. I unsubscribe the service or Enable Adblocker.

[@poocrafter2]

Netflix: *Raises subscription price* People: *Unsubscribe* Netflix: *Surprise Pikachu Face*

[@BoringTroublemaker]

@@em3 exactly. My husband I canceled as soon as the price increase notice popped up. If it was a couple bucks, maybe we would have stayed but it almost doubled. They’re high af.

[@JW-dc8hk]

Yup ✌️

[@apara2005]

Is the price increase really $20 a month????? I have to find the email they sent, and read again. I thought it was just a dollar.

[@babyfacepavlowskie8173]

Not only that, they raised it at the height of Covid when a lot of people could not work.

[@JW-dc8hk]

@@babyfacepavlowskie8173 Exactly!

[@kyracroft751]

They’re about to lose more people due to annoying ads 🤣 That’s why I don’t use Hulu, freaking a million ads for one episode.

[@justmika6964]

I dont wanna pay for a platform and still get ads. That is part of why people were cutting cable bills. And hulu subscription tiers is getting annoying and confusing and not enough stuff on there i am interested in. I hope netflix don't get that bad

[@Utonian21]

Except the advantage with Hulu is that it has alot of shows and movies Netflix doesn't, and you don't have to wait 8 years for new movies and new episodes of shows are added just a day or two after they air

[@dimitriJr]

Maybe if they stop canceling their shows that deserve their second seasons folks would still be watching.

[@keithanderson1139]

Thank You!!

[@mufaddal2152]

Honestly Disney would make 10 soon offs for anything if one season/movie takes off. Like how they've milked Marvel with these TV series

[@apara2005]

Agreed 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jasongoodman3546]

Amen! I want Marco Polo! haha

[@azrael4894]

I am not okay with this

[@rajaram4658]

If I tolerate ads, I don't want to pay even a penny.

[@TurquoiseInk]

Exactly!

[@danielgehring7437]

That's the standard deal on dozens of streaming services, including the one we're on right now.

[@DavidManouchehri]

@@danielgehring7437 KZbin doesn’t show me ads after I paid.

[@bendover7841]

@@DavidManouchehri just.....use an adblocker.

[@Mr.Cheeseburger24]

@@bendover7841 I watch a lot of KZbin on my phone, no adblock there as far as I know.

[@-Ianhand-]

Worth mentioning that Netflix is trying to enforce a change in their terms and conditions in Chile, Costa Rica and Perú in which they will extra charge for every account being used from different IPs in a way to block password sharing. In Chile its being checked by the customer protección agency as it is considered a unilateral change of contract. So Netflix has been losing a lot of suscribers in Latam.

[@jazzyj7834]

Wouldn't that also affect VPN users? Since they technically connect through a different IP address each time? I mean this would effectively obliterate Netflix's business from privacy-minded individuals.

[@Ateshtesh]

Exactly! As a Chilean I can confirm that!

[@schin9307]

Then they deserve it.

[@-Ianhand-]

@@jazzyj7834 yup it might also affect mobile devices. Still Netflix hasnt clarified how it will affect those cases. (at the moment they are talking about households). But VPNs will probably be targeted also.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

Oh yeah i totally remember this story from a week or two ago. I believe that netflix decided that the latino market was one that was neither so small that they could gain, but big enough they could afford to lose some, and thus it became their financial guinea pig. It's so obvious to see through.

[@Jamez84]

Seems sketchy when EVERY company Crying about inflation is making RECORD PROFITS while doing so.

[@Lafemmefutile]

The shareholders got to stay winning no matter what!

[@bxi1547]

Companies use inflation as an excuse to price gouge.

[@marymiller6188]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ItsCrypt1cal]

"Oh nooo not Inflation! Now I need to triple the prices of my stuff" -literally every company rn

[@causeeffect7624]

why do we allow it?

[@nessay720]

They will lose more subscriptions with adding ads, and raising prices. The reason you subscribe to Netflix is so you can binge shows you like, and not have to deal with commercials. This is a time a lot of people are financially struggling, and are revolting against big corporations making a buck on their back. They did themselves in with the price increase.

[@emmabunch-benson4795]

Literally

[@famousrapper8561]

Yeah if they use ads I'm done with Netflix.

[@sammiller6631]

But who subscribes to Netflix any more? Don't tell me you have never borrowed Netflix before.

[@ThuanTran-nv9yb]

I think they're going to have 2 options. One without ads and one with ads. Don't know what the difference in amount would be but they will sure keep the non ad versions for those who want it.

[@charlowalliset1484]

@@ThuanTran-nv9yb exactly! People don’t pay attention anymore

[@Dmanbradley]

You know American capitalism is busted when a company raises prices AFTER they get more competition than ever and are surprised to lose customers. I'm not a Business major, but even I know that's how competition is supposed to work. To remain competitive you *lower* prices and/or cut costs. Maybe they thought streaming was like the oil industry and people would just rollover and take it.

[@nuclearfart8472]

It cost more gas for your content to travel to you through the internet.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

American capitalism isn't busted. Netflix made an unpopular business decision, and the decrease in its stock price reflects that. What else would you expect?

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Netflix's whole big slogan is "No ads. Ever."

[@PCgamer923]

It's why I've been subbed to them for over a decade. Raise the price $.50 every year I don't care but put in ads and that's my breaking point. It's why I stopped cable all those years ago when I realized I was paying $70/month to be spammed 20 minutes of ads every hour.

[@otterzrkuhl]

Netflix really cancelled Julie and the Phantoms, gave Emily in Paris a second season, hunted down subscribers for sharing passwords, raised prices, and had the nerve to be upset about loosing subscribers.

[@prig1557]

And canceled the third season of Anne with an E

[@aumarigan]

And I see nothing wrong with Netflix hunting down subscribers who share passwords.

[@antihypocrisy8978]

Perhaps people should read more and watch less videos. Otherwise they would "loose" their language skills.

[@SgtMacska]

@@antihypocrisy8978 They might even learn that videos are countable so there can only be fewer of them, not less

[@JuystaFan]

@@antihypocrisy8978 That's what subtitles are for. :D

[@nokaton]

The funny thing is that Netflix rising their price only pushes away the users who DO NOT share their account, since the price is now too high for an individual.

[@joethomas9574]

😂😂😂 blame inflation, that's just like the democRat party 🎉👏🥳

[@Makarosc]

@@joethomas9574 do you seriously expect Trevor Noah fans to agree with that?

[@nokaton]

@@joethomas9574 I'm not even American. 🙄

[@SweetAven00]

This!

[@SweetAven00]

@@joethomas9574 you ppl are weird. You make yourselves upset by making everything about attacking the opposite party 🙄

[@Jamick98Geass]

Netflix wants us to pay the cost for price increases, investing millions on ratings duds (Cowboy Bebop, bad movies starring the Rock, Elon Musk docs), and lack of a consistent catalog? Seems like a “them” problem.

[@starcherry6814]

Yeah I picked up on that too

[@Joshua.M.S.]

i agree with you, but i personally liked cowboy Bebop. I think a bigger waste is paying hundreds of millions for old shows... Friends, Seinfeld etc. or the comedy stuff that is extremely expensive for one special. I like all those shows, but saw them when they came out, i dont want to watch the same thing over again

[@Trendyflute]

BTW live action Cowboy Bebop is excellent, I don't think it's deserved a fraction of the flak it's gotten. Just because it's a remake of something people already liked.

[@Jamick98Geass]

@@Trendyflute Personally I didn’t hate it, but regardless of whether you liked it or not it doesn’t change the fact that it was a ratings and PR nightmare.

[@danielgehring7437]

@@Trendyflute I believe the saying is "why eat hamburger when you can have steak?" The only reason the CB remake was tolerable was because they managed to siphon a little of the originals', er, originality. Yes, it's better than most of the other new shows we've had in the past... well, decade or so but that still doesn't mean you wouldn't be better served rewatching the inspiration again. Kind of like how new Simpsons is better than most shows, but still not comparable to the first nine seasons.

[@zamirrez]

Netflix raised their prices to make more original series, which no one asked for, and now they’re still raising prices to share an account. A perfect example of how we as consumers should respond to raising prices. Giving them the boot 😊

[@coltenhunter2000]

The problem isn’t their original series, it’s that they make a show and stop. “Here’s this cliffhanger, also we’re not making anymore”

[@sammiller6631]

@@coltenhunter2000 Netflix will only stop killing off shows if people quit sharing passwords. They're sending a message.

[@alexandercrush]

@@coltenhunter2000 Also all their new original series is just garbage now. There is no story or any character development. Just random things happening with flashy stuff.

[@TaleDreamer]

@@sammiller6631 Lol, let them "send their message" all they want and continue bleeding customers. It's like burning down your restaurant because people are sharing their fish and chips. It's brilliant. Almost as if a business has to entice customers to stay, and customers don't owe a business their patronage.

[@causeeffect7624]

@Colten Hunter had to laugh at that one. so very true!

[@moirasimmerson929]

You ignored the real money issue that prompted DeSantis’ move. Disney is “pausing” political donations in Florida.

[@purpleeuphoric8917]

morira simmerson it doesnt really matter which side you vote for youre not going to agree with them on everything the issue is over Disney having LGBTQ Content the fight will be over in a year or so and they will move on to something else .

[@dichroichameleon]

I've had the same Netflix subscription since 2007, when they sent actual DVDs. If they start with the ads, I'm dropping them.

[@jevontejones2928]

I agree if they start with the ads I'm done

[@bridgettem9]

I'm out too!

[@dongshengdi773]

In China , all TV shows are free . There are Literally 100s of websites where you can watch TV shows from around the Globe for free . (these are all uploaded by these website owners without permission from the movie Creators) The website owners earn from ad revenues

[@Dread-HeadedTexan]

FACTS!!! I can't stand ads or the idea of people trying to sell me something I don't want or asked for. It's ironic the service that killed Blockbuster is on life support.

[@jimmytimmy3680]

I am out too. Watch them increase the price for a version without ads.

[@crisfield4364]

When I was office manager, I asked people if they wanted a birthday celebration. They got to chose the cake or whatever they wanted. They also were able to not have a celebration. I became aware early on when we hired a person who was Jehovah Witness. He told me on the side that he wouldn't be participating. I asked him if it would be okay to bring him a slice of cake. He said he'd like that. Boundaries and communication are healthy.

[@tizodd6]

But businesses know better that their paying customers...duh...

[@lenonel3286]

Do Witnesses not celebrate birthdays?

[@blackeyedsusan727]

@@amehka5416 they are NOT Jews. They do NOT celebrate Passover. They are entitled to celebrate whatever they want. But it is NOT Passover! Just stop.

[@mj44190]

@@lenonel3286 that's right. Most JW do not celebrate birthdays, Christmas, or Easter because they were originally pagan holidays

[@peccantis]

@@amehka5416 You may be a bit confused there. Passover is a Jewish celebration about remembering the Hebrew's release from Egyptian slavery. Easter is a Christian celebration about remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus, which according to the gospels happened right around Passover. Jehova's Witnesses don't celebrate either Passover or Easter, but they do observe their own yearly tradition which is about remembering Jesus' death and resurrection.

[@sashamoore960]

Blockbuster in the making

[@Jennyfisch]

Adding ads might be the final nail in the coffin for Netflix, and the beginning of the breakdown of the avalanche of streamers. Every company thinks they need their own streaming service, but few people have the money to subscribe to more than a handful, so not all of them will survive.

[@R_A_3000]

Almost all streaming service combined is about the price of cable now which is ridiculous how out of hand it's getting.

[@Frank_Reynolds__.]

@@R_A_3000 it's the cost of content. You can't have content and be ad free.

[@DonRobertson82]

KZbin AND TORRENTS - all movies and all shows, all for free. NEVER NETFLIX AGAIN

[@damp2269]

i don't think the idea was explained properly. the ad version is a cheaper type of subscription, it shouldn't affect existing accounts.

[@fairyprincess911]

Pluto TV is totally free with innocuous ads (I play games while they play) and I’m satisfied with content.

[@tyckeri]

Maybe not taking 100years between the seasons. And canceling everything!

[@dinoflagella4185]

Still waiting for season 2 of “Made In Abyss”.

[@lateshiachilds3640]

Exactly

[@jynjyn717]

"Nobody wants to celebrate their birthday at the office." So true, even the thought of it gives me anxiety

[@riog8082]

This is what happens when companies get greedy. Netflix raised prices and got the boot from many.

[@rodneyjhackenflash4865]

Not greedy. Woke.

[@kouros158]

@@rodneyjhackenflash4865 Rodney is the name of a DCW (Divorce Court Warrior).

[@kouros158]

@Pᴀᴡɴ S𝜏ᴀʀ𝕤 ✯🇫​ᴀɴ Same. I still use Netflix, but I ain't the one paying, so I don't care.

[@CarmenScentrix]

That lawsuit guy clearly asked to not be put into that situation and his boss did not care at all, shows how inconsiderate they were towards him. Then to fire him! I'm glad he won his lawsuit!

[@markfll]

I don't think people really understand what panic attacks do to you. Just avoiding them during daily routines can be stressful.

[@simgem]

Not only did they give him panic attacks, but they berated him for "ruining" the party for everyone else, and to this day continue to claim they were the victims and he was a violent menace 😐 ableism is so prevalent

[@sybre6259]

They sure do ruin days but they can become a thing of the past.

[@marymewskers2477]

@@markfll I was thinking that exact thought. Triggers are no joke, and the follow up care is exhausting.

[@radschele1815]

@@sybre6259 well, people ignoring your wishes and throwing parties you don't want really don't help. I mean, if they really wanted to wish HIM a badly birthday, they could just give him a little paycheck extra. Or a little snack on his desk. He would have been half and could just have his calm.

[@ThePanMan11]

If netflix puts ads in a paid service I will be cancelling as well. I was already considering to cancel because they keep removing content. It makes me a little stressed and paranoid because I feel like i am forced to binge shows because they can be gone a day later. Actually typing this comment convinced me. Canceling my subscription.

[@danielgehring7437]

Oh, what a surprise, Netflix is blaming inflation, the zeitgeist, and everything else for their downturn, but not the fact that they dumped millions into horrible dreck like Fuller House and wave after wave of notoriously horrible anime adaptations.

[@18karibu]

I’m actually surprised they didn’t blame Putin for loosing subscribers

[@lotusgrl444]

it seriously makes me question how they get to become CEOs and something so blatantly obvious is somehow not so obvious to them

[@SmashToBits]

@@lotusgrl444 What? CEO's are idiots? I cant possibly belive that...

[@saminchoudhury2659]

@@18karibu they did blame the loss of subscribers to russian users

[@ashkebora7262]

@@lotusgrl444 Narcissists are not smart people when their clout is in jeopardy.

[@victoriawilliams2786]

Do you think it might have something to do with the fact that the price for Premium Netflix is now $20. a month?

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Month?

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@twilightgardenspresentatio6384 Yes

[@TheCelticer]

Maybe not watching premium?

[@kellharris2491]

That's what people are deciding.

[@R_A_3000]

The Disney+ bundle cost that much but you get Hulu and ESPN. I'd rather pay for that.

[@moroccanmecrazy]

With streaming platforms popping up everywhere, people feel like they have more choices, especially when faced with inflation and product dissatisfaction (cancelled shows). In the past companies would have worked on offering better quality as well as better prices....not Netflix they want to offer a worse product riddled with ads at a lower price...this is not the way.

[@songsayswhat]

Maybe they should stop rising their prices when they have so much competition.

[@fabiscreatives]

Netflix better listen to what we keep saying before there’s nobody left 😂

[@tizodd6]

Businesses know better than their paying customers though. Can't believe you didn't know this 🙄...

[@DonRobertson82]

GOODBYE NETFLIX!!! KZbin and torrents are 100% FREE

[@rahulravindranathan129]

Michael's explanation about the Netflix chart was nearly accurate. Especially the last one where he says the dip is because of "Is it cake?" being the most recommended shows currently.

[@MrKolozal]

Forcing adds on people - on a payed platform is surely gonna bring their customers back.... right? /facepalm

[@danielgehring7437]

Heck, their stock AND subscriber counts plummeted _again_ when the CEO didn't take ads off the table. Like, if I was okay with ads, I'd dig out my pair of rabbit ears for my TV and go back to broadcast television, thanks.

[@VincentValentine33]

That's like people telling MTV to start playing Music Videos again to improve their ratings and they say "Nah, that will never work...put on more pregnant teens".

[@magicmiya7545]

Listen to the way he speaks about it “ad tolerant consumers” - he knows what he’s doing here.

[@Rubonios1]

Yes. Some people are ad-tolerant, especially in lieu of a lower monthly cost. Also they’re dealing with the rising ocean of competitors.

[@magicmiya7545]

@@Rubonios1 I get the concern, obviously investors aren’t trusting his “plan” but I’m just saying, that confidence was something else.

[@TheGito413]

*Netflix: We are losing customers* *Blockbuster: YES*

[@hardwrkmadesimple1036]

😂😂😂😂

[@domotemujin7780]

Bruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Brightsidedalways]

Trevor's comedic take on politics is always so insightful and on point

[@FortitudineVincimus]

Hmm... if corporations are people, and they're being punished by the government for voicing an opinion, wouldn't that be a violation of their First Amendment rights?

[@Blech-h9z]

I like the way you think. What else can we do with that?

[@kingbullyrock8739]

Okay Groomer

[@FortitudineVincimus]

@@kingbullyrock8739 MAGA heads project so much that any accusations you make is an admission of guilt...

[@donnewton7858]

@@kingbullyrock8739 Rule of thumb: If Republicans are accusing you of something, it's because they are guilty of it themselves.

[@irondragonmaiden]

@@kingbullyrock8739 It's so cute how you think lying makes you look smart and informed

[@Leonaza7]

…. Does DeSantis still call himself a Republican? Isn’t Disney a business? I find it so bizarre when they go against their own policies.

[@TStark-vj2wo]

Yup. During the elections, Texas went to the Supreme Court to go after Georgia's and Pennsylvania's election results (lost both challenges). Trump went after CA's own car emission standards. During covid (April 13th, 2020) Trump said the Constitution gave him total control over all states. And of all of these cases (and others) no Rep Congressman, Senator or state official said a word.

[@phillbucs]

What's kind of scary is Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has been extremely successful as one of the few Republican politicians to be able to harness the fanatics votes from former President Donald Trump's fan base. What's scary is DeSantis similarities to Trump, except without any of the distractions or self-destructing tendencies. My personal opinion, for what it is worth, is that he is setting himself up for a presidential campaign, especially if Trump doesn't or isn't able to run for office.

[@danielgehring7437]

Actually now that you mention it, I don't think DeSantis has actually called himself 'a republican' since his last election. When asked, he generally says things like "I support Trump and freedom!" and other non-answers. He's too scared if he mentions that he's tied to a political party, the few moderates left on his side will start realizing he hasn't supported a single one of their core values.

[@howardkerr8174]

@@danielgehring7437 I don't know how it is in other states, but I have noticed in Florida NOBODY tells you which party they are affiliated with. When they mention the big " C ", I take that to mean they are Conservative/Republican. And in case someone misses that clue, they throw in how they are Pro-gun and/or Pro-life...which I think is a contradiction. Yard signs, billboards, tv ads, they no longer use Republican or Democrat, but Conservative.

[@007diego2]

I don’t know why a company like Disney would settle in Florida in the first place. place is unstable

[@tridachia]

Yeah, I was in the Disney jail when I was 8 because my Dad shoplifted a sweatshirt by accident. Scarred me for life.

[@williamivey5296]

The main reason Disney got special district status - it's not the only one - is because the county wasn't equipped to provide the services, and had no clue how to handle theme park construction. Special district status allowed them to set the appropriate building codes, and install the necessary infrastructure quickly. (Disney even had a better telephone company than anywhere else in Florida for years.) The one power they don't have is the power to arrest you - the county maintains a sheriff's station on the property for that. (Like any business, they can detain you until an officer arrives, given the right circumstances.) It's one of the better laws the state legislature ever managed to pass, given what Central Florida was like Before Disney compared to now, and due mostly to Disney. As icing on DeSantis's cake, in their rush to punish Disney, they forgot that if the special district goes away, Orange County has to immediately pick up the annual tab (over $100 million) for all the services Disney now funds, and probably absorb a billion dollars in debt because the bond issues originally backed by Disney will almost certainly transfer to them. (Or, rather, the county taxpayers.) Someone did introduce an amendment to the state senate bill to study the side effects, but it was immediately voted down in favor of immediately rescinding the special district. And I thought Florida politics was bad when I lived there 20+ years ago...

[@Noyou00000]

Thank you for lending your knowledge to this discussion. I never really thought about the logistics of Disney having special district status. Florida needs to think ahead before they make decisions like these.

[@kingbullyrock8739]

Okay Groomer

[@dl2415]

@@kingbullyrock8739 wut

[@mistared4021]

@@Noyou00000 its Florida, its going to be difficult for them to consider the consequences of anything

[@sammiejo6557]

Lolol Well us here in Florida are happy. Now they have to pay 200million in property taxes every year…. So it seems that 100milly is covered.

[@imberrysandy]

You forgot to mention the most upsetting detail of the birthday story. the birthday person was also written up for "robbing joy from his co workers" before the firing

[@angel-ke9vs]

It's not his job to be the entertainment for the office. He told them he did not want the party 😡😡

[@51stcenturygirl]

That is not just upsetting but genuinely disturbing. There must be truly twisted narcisssistic people or/and environment to put in statement like that. Officially even! I'm maybe unfair but it sounds like "only in US"...

[@isaacchang2780]

Listen Netflix. I am a subscriber. If you throw in ads, it's over. I'm done.

[@MsBELLE7]

I do understand why Disney has their own fire and ambulance, because every moment counts in those situations. Having them on site knowing the whole layout could make a huge difference.

[@radjalomas8854]

Indeed, Disneyland is like a city all by itself.

[@MsBELLE7]

@@radjalomas8854 there are other parts like the building that I can also understand. I think they should be allowed to keep certain aspects, as mentioned above. While giving up the powers that may not matter as much.

[@korenn9381]

It was also because there simply weren't sufficient services anywhere near when they started building.

[@jennifergarza7766]

It also takes pressure off local fire departments to respond when there maybe other emergencies.

[@azmiraclegirl441]

....wut?

[@Trendyflute]

I dropped them on their most recent rate hike but ads definitely kills it.

[@fairyprincess911]

I dropped them when they were still cheap because I didn’t watch😹

[@nellychild]

Anxiety is a real thing. I’m scared to resign from my job because they will throw me a going away party 😩

[@NoraDiniro1of7]

Plan ahead maybe? Bring all your stuff home, then start calling out sick if there's anything else you need to sort out first, then deliver your resignation, and never go back :)

[@yuumain264]

I had a panic attack at a job, I said I needed to go home, and I was asked if I was "coming back," I said no thinking they meant THAT day. They told the staffing people I quit, and couldn't return or even let my Mom pick my things up. I tried raising a disability case through the state but it basically was too complex of a case for them, being I was believed to quit and being hired through a staffing agency. So I'm glad that guy won his case when it was more clear-cut.

[@neilseletlowhisler2522]

I never thought of that dark side of temp jobs. You'd think workers comp is based on the site where injury took place...but no they cut you off ahead of time like you work for them....not for us🤦🏽‍♂️

[@vice.nor.virtue]

As someone with horrific anxiety problems I absolutely support your statement and think this should have _at least_ 1k likes.

[@TVFilmFriends]

Without knowing too many details, if you didn’t clarify that you’ll be returning next day or week, then it was pretty much all your fault. You can’t go around just assuming your first interpretation of something is correct, especially when it comes to job related stuff The problem is that often times people don’t even make a instant effort of better explaining what they are actually saying Sometimes you won’t even get a clarification when you ask for one All in all, society is effed in that way

[@vice.nor.virtue]

@@TVFilmFriends people like you are the worst. next time just keep your salt away from peoples wounds

[@TVFilmFriends]

@@vice.nor.virtue Hm. Freedom of speech isn't a thing for you, is it? Just do us a favor and stay away from any comment section then, please

[@octoberboiy]

Honestly I join Netflix for 3 months a year, Binge all the shows I care about and cancel after that. I was going to leave anyway but when I heard they were raising it to $20 that just added incentive.

[@diversitydiversity-r8n]

what $20 that sounds ridculous

[@DrLadyBugM]

Same. I make new emails as needed.

[@dm1972]

Same. I’ll do maybe 1-2 months every few years to binge the shows everyone talks about. Just did my 1 month for the first time in 2 years to watch Ozark and Stranger Things. Saw the price and definitely will wait another few years to come back. $20 for Netflix is wild. It has enough subscribers to make it half that price.

[@joela6895]

I just started doing this too. I can’t believe it took me this long to figure it out

[@sammiller6631]

@@DrLadyBugM new emails? They should call you McCon for being shady.

[@kremenamicheva1220]

Thank you both! :)

[@apara2005]

The ONLY reason I still have Netflix is because it was the first streaming network I ever had back in like the early 2010s and it was dirt cheap. Other than that, I barely use it because the content is awful. I tell myself every month to unsubscribe, but keep it for sentimental value. if they add ads, I definitely will.

[@bilhamcobbly2957]

For SURE.Almost done myself.That would be the last straw

[@ilexx876]

The add tier wouldn't affect your current subscription. Infact it may help them stop raising prices on current subscription tiers.

[@mosesallowit2824]

Same reason I am still subscribed to Brazzers.

[@ahmedmohamud4494]

Agree

[@korymulanax3362]

I still have DVD's in their sleeves from them 🤐

[@faragar1791]

It continues to amuse me when I see these movie/tv show subscription services slowly devolve into behaving like cable TV. They have become the very thing that people were trying to escape from.

[@danielgehring7437]

Which is just a little bit more ironic because they managed to convince us not to give up on paid subscriptions entirely and just go entirely to free services like, you know, KZbin. They beat the odds once and are _still_ pressing their luck!?

[@leoshest9651]

Time to put the hat back on brother, yarr.

[@causeeffect7624]

stop reminding youtube that we aren't paying for the service.

[@varkolak7779]

Netflix is evolving backwards.

[@terrycox2442]

Did you say "mandatory friends?" I died!

[@achristiananarchist2509]

We have the stupidest financial system on the planet. Netflix lost some subscribers and dropped a tiny bit in terms of real value, and suddenly it's stock price plummeted because some old hedge fund managers got jittery, and that's so much considered the "value" of the company that they are changing their financial practices in a way that will probably lose them more subscribers in order to make the line move back up in the short term. The stock price dropped /because/ of a real drop in the value of the company, which means that this real value is measurable, but instead we use how jittery a bunch of old white guys are at any given moment as the basis for our economy, and let it effect our decisions more than the real problems any institution faces. It's like a jacked up bizarro version of using a groundhog to predict the weather except our punxsutawney phil is a bunch of Republican donors and if David Koch sees his shadow and gets startled, Netflix halves in value until lil Davy comes out of his hole.

[@nanszoo3092]

Exactly.

[@pyranna2003]

Speculative investors (economic gamblers imo) can be traced back as the root cause of a myriad of economic problems worldwide. Netflix is the least of our worries. We can live without netflix.. It's important stuff like raw lumber, that hedge funds are buying up all supply of and driving prices into the stratosphere. The supply and availability of raw lumber hasnt changed much, the tree kept growing during covid but the price has quadroupled. Same goes for oil, russia is still happily selling it's oil and supply has remained pretty much stable but stockmarkets are buying up all supply and driving prices. There are _no_ shortages, just a minority of rich people getting richer by hoarding resources and making it seem like supply doesn't meet demand.

[@christelheadington1136]

Once upon a time, when cable was new, the big deal was there were no ads. Now everything,🤨everywhere has ads. What I can't figure out, is how it's profitable, to sell (through ads) stuff to people who don't have enough money to buy entertainment, without ads.

[@MagicAggros]

Companies pay to have their ads show up. For example, if Pepsi wanted ads on Netflix, they would pay Netflix an agreed upon amount to run Pepsi ads on Netlfix, likely generated from the amount of subscribers and or views. A company hopes that their investment in marketing has a turn around profit from people seeing the ad, then buying the product in stores. That's the basic idea at any rate.

[@deinernst8483]

@@MagicAggros the point was the people seeing those ads are not going to buy them anyway, because they already don’t have the money for ads free streaming, where are they going to get the money to buy the things you are advertising

[@houdannycomedymagic8642]

"48 people I share it with..." Funny stuff - as usual!

[@sttroner]

Only Trevor is smooth enough to slip us an ad during a story denouncing companies putting ads while streaming shows. That was suave my man, RESPECT 😂

[@calipanda213innominate2]

He has writers lol.

[@sttroner]

@@calipanda213innominate2 Reading comprehension my friend. I never said he wrote the joke, I said only he is smooth enough to slip it by during a story, meaning I was complimenting the DELIVERY of the joke, which was executed by him. Thank you for participating though.

[@rallogreen6949]

Didn't realize it till now

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

If they add ads I swear I'm done with Netflix

[@anoobis117]

and yet you still use KZbin. imagine if you had to pay for it.

[@FortitudineVincimus]

@@anoobis117 Adblockers exist...

[@CandieP]

Me too

[@BoredMarcus]

@@anoobis117 and yet I have KZbin premium, not seen an ad for years. The moment I see one ad on Netflix I'm cancelling my subscription and I'm a subscriber from the first month it was available in my country.

[@anoobis117]

@@BoredMarcus giving money to youtube to get rid of ads just gives them funding for more ads

[@christinecorrrea5402]

7:52 I'm getting South Park Mickey vibes like crazy😆

[@peterhowley1510]

Or maybe companies need to get to a point where they realize breaking even on profits year to year after a while is acceptable, expecting growth forever is absurd unless wages are going up every year.

[@noelion1980]

They become greedy. How much is enough?

[@yuppers1]

It's the stockholders. They're never happy.

[@tori9972]

People aren’t ready to understand this comment.

[@Wendyroo6817]

They gotta stop releasing half a season of a show at a time. So annoying

[@lateshiachilds3640]

Exactly

[@asherujudo7383]

That's just covid.

[@1whitkat]

They do that so you'll hold onto your membership until the second half comes out.

[@HasanHasan-gu9qn]

Ozark

[@pahis1248]

and stop that very 80´s: I give u 1-2 part of the series once in a week. That is annoying too. I prefer 1 season or more.

[@tylerl.gibson268]

financial breakdown at the end was on point :)

[@JW-dc8hk]

The shareholders got greedy and ruined the brand 🤷🏻‍♂️. How are you going to raise the prices in the middle of a pandemic (2021 I believe) and think the company is gonna do okey moving forward. I quit right after that and not looking back ✌️

[@apara2005]

If someone throws a birthday party for you after you said not to...it was never about celebrating or repecting your wishes. They did for themselves. Which is kind of sick and twist since it's YOUR birthday. Some people are just built differently 🤷🏾‍♀️.

[@mikeoxlong936]

It's not true. Netflix could do nothing and they would continue to be a gigantic and successful business. Ultimately this means that the higher-ups don't get more money every year. Think of it this way, if you make 1 million every year you are technically not "growing" but to say you aren't making a profit or that they are in any way suffering is straight up just manipulating the public into thinking one thing (that they are doing bad) when in reality they are doing extremely well.

[@willzyxOfficial]

Hit the nail on the head.

[@51stcenturygirl]

Exactly. Also this constant desire of growth is literally impossible and sounds cancerous TBH.

[@mikeoxlong936]

@@51stcenturygirl Very well said, the constant desire of growth (for companies not people) is indeed cancerous.

[@2bunnies254]

When trump, who lives in Florida, pays his taxes, then you can pick on other's!

[@darkmistico]

Yehah... blame the orange man that isnt even in office..... did biden pay taxes.? Hes been living from u and paying his son drugs

[@ivybee347]

Without hearing the whole context if the story about the birthday party it sounds ridiculous just by the the title. I've always been very shy and introverted . ...... after the military anxiety and panic attacks have been added to that. If he asked them not to and they still did it and then fired him because exactly what he said would happen, happened then yeah he deserves that money. I get that not everyone can understand but this is more than just a case if someone needing to understand. You can't just fire someone because you triggered someone's health conditions. Some people refuse to see from a point of view thats not theirs..... they even refuse to have an empathy for what they don't understand.

[@susangordon3152]

I’ve been a member so nice the inception of online streaming -4.99$? I noticed yesterday that I’m now paying 15.49$s per month? Really Netflix? Have you ever heard of “Quick sale, small profits?” Now your stock which was at 700$s at one point, now at trading at 216$s this morning? Interesting!

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Who needs a streaming service when we can watch the Florida Governor at war with Disney and corporates in general? Time to get the popcorn 🍿.

[@Kalyandra]

When times are hard, Netflix is the first to go. This is some great Kosta material.

[@brokkoliomg6103]

I loved that segment at the end with him so much lol

[@mckernan603]

Also just had two price hikes. This is a non-story tbh

[@smilesam]

I was one of the people who cancelled their Netflix subscription. The #1 reason was because they raised their prices yet again. Netflix has great content, but not consistently. Netflix used to be cheap, so I just kept the subscription even if I wasn't watching as much, now I'm not willing to just let it go. The 2nd reason, I cancelled is because I realized there's no perk to being a loyal subscriber. Since there's not always something to watch on Netflix. I decided I'll just resubscribe for a single month twice a year. Catch up on the content I actually like and then unsubscribe again. Why pay every month when I can just be a little patient and watch the same content in a consolidated period of time. I only watch 2 shows on Apple TV. So I pay for it once a year once the new season of both shows are out. These streaming companies have too much competition now. They need to reward loyal subscribers with lower prices.

[@4kassis]

Ads? Sure way to loose a lot more customers!

[@stekon9112]

I understood that there will be a cheaper tarif for People accepting ads?

[@cool-aquarian]

@@stekon9112 Lol.. how innocent. On you think Netflix will give ad version at cheaper price than current. Infact they will jack up no ad prices and offer ad version at current price. That right.. as long as you remain sub, the screws will keep getting tighter

[@4kassis]

@@stekon9112 the result will be the same: keep your current price and put up with ads or get rid of ads and pay more.

[@DonRobertson82]

GOODBYE NETFLIX - I HAVENT WATCHED AND AD OR COMMERCIAL IN OVER A DECADE AND IM NOT ABOUT TO START AGAIN!!! No sales gimmick mind control ads! No netflix! No problem! Let the fools continue to give them their money, im out!

[@eIonmusk542]

Fun fact, Disney’s agreement with Florida also allows them to unilaterally build a nuclear power plant. DeSantis cancelling that agreement would force Florida to pay for all those Disney communities - adding about $5,000 to each residents taxes.

[@niveinratnayake668]

I love his statements on the Disney vs Ron the sandtits ( kinda sounds like a 18+ disney movie ) The conservatives are so freaked out by “wokeness”, it’s turning them to Liberals. Yup! Tax the rich!

[@karunasingh8460]

But it Disney powers should be curtailed. Deinsantis aside , Disney autonomy is insane for a private corporations

[@xg3k]

Well that’s not true 🤣 but go on. I live in FL. We are fine. The backlash is growing. Goodluck buddy.

[@ssssssnnnn]

So Disney would have to pay taxes those pay for infrastructure and they would have to follow the laws of the country they live- this is how it works.

[@anarpmendes]

"adding about $5,000 to each residents taxes" - this def needs peer review

[@siyabongakhoza8789]

That Netflix chart interpretation though👌🏾😂😂

[@danmon1823]

Well as a person in the Caribbean, Netflix truly is our only choice for online content 😕 the major players dont really service us. And even when they do, most cable/content providers lump us with spanish packages even when your country is very very English 😒

[@danielgehring7437]

I have a friend in the VIs who just hops from VPN to VPN that give free 3-month subscriptions, and watches whatever they want.

[@danmon1823]

@@danielgehring7437 These people encourage us to remain pirates

[@danielgehring7437]

@@danmon1823 I mean... you live in the Caribbean, it's kind of your birthright, lol.

[@mochiraydonu]

I don't understand why cable providers do that, my country speaks English why so much Spanish content.

[@ATozz-1337]

Mike's analysis of Netflix stock was freaking brilliance. I was expecting some slapstick humor but naw. I forgot he is a true comic!

[@UnboxingAlyss]

Why not both? He gave us some slapstick and some brilliance. :-)

[@jsande]

Disney tickets are outrageous. Those are not family prices.

[@smokepotion6981]

Netflix: Increases prices Consumers: share passwords and leave the platform Netflix: Wait what?

[@_urahara_]

Watching KZbin for free while being bombarded with ads is understandable. But paying for something and still get ads? That' going to be a tough sell.

[@PK-vw3gd]

Michael's stock analysis is so enlightening, he's such a guru.

[@kdognicholson24]

Costa's examination of Netflix was hilarious 🤣

[@wsconsn]

All Disney has to do is show the costs that will be passed on to the taxpayers, because if they lose their special status, the State will have to cover all those services.

[@anarpmendes]

You cover them with taxes

[@bridgethaines7127]

@@anarpmendes Except they will get out of most of those taxes because of loopholes for corporations that Republicans pushed through with decades of "gov't should be hands off businesses" stuff. Ask how much amazon pays in taxes with their warehouses? Or Walmart?

[@yanwain9454]

suddenly higher taxes are a huge problem?

[@bridgethaines7127]

@@billbillerton6122 Which you know is BS, you're just homophobic and un-Christian to the core.

[@nerdfantasyxox]

@@billbillerton6122 and what exactly is that definition? Bc I can give you the definition of abuse and show who fits it.

[@jituladhikary2227]

if there will be ads, better watch tv, you have to pay for data too. its too much hassle

[@michele2628]

Office parties. Another reason to continue working from home.

[@sophierobinson2738]

One place where I worked would get sheet cakes once a month, announce the month’s birthdays, and everyone had cake but there was no party.

[@Rob-Raz]

I would personally love to see Ron DeSantis go through with his threat to try to bully Disney. If those parks closed for even one week. The economy of the entire state of Florida would drop like a stone. 🤣

[@NMartin2u]

I think that's the problem in the first place... 2020 put a lot of places in financial peril...folks are trying to recoup the losses

[@dm1972]

If you think the economy will tank because of Disney you need mental help. A few hotels built around the park will struggle and that’s it. People will find other minimum wage jobs to get used at.

[@kcpsalm91]

😂😂😂 If they closed for just one week? FL didn't "drop like a stone" when Disney parks were closed for most of 2020. You people seem to forget that FL was a tourist hot spot long before Disney set foot there 50yrs ago. And you seem to forget that Disney is not the only theme park in FL... That have just as many guests for half the price. Perhaps people forget there are several other parks because the other theme parks were smart enough to stay out of politics with their opinions and therefore out of media. The amount of people on this comment section that believe FL would be a welfare state without Disney is astounding. The ignorance is enormous.

[@xg3k]

I live in Orlando… not the case my guy. Bye bye Disney… take the shims with ya.

[@xg3k]

@@kcpsalm91 they have no idea what they are getting themselves into Florida is going to dominate America. It is the new standard and they are scared out of their minds. More to come and can’t wait to watch them spaz out when conservatives take over their states.

[@we8608]

Wow that Florida joke was on point 🤣😂🤣

[@epothos1]

I hate ads more than the concepts of all the horrors of the world

[@fairyprincess911]

I’ve muted ads for at least the last forty years.

[@nugsnjugs9954]

Oh who wouldve thought raising the prices would make people leave?

[@zheniatanasova2179]

"Cover them with solar panels" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelSlick50]

Netflix needs to look up "How to avoid a downward spiral". It doesn't seem like they have yet.

[@alexandercrush]

There isn't anything Netflix can do to stop this. Netflix only became so big because they technically had a Monopoly as it was only decent place where you watch movies/tv shows online. But now almost every big Movie Studio made their own Streaming Service and removed their shows from Netflix. So naturally it's going to decline.

[@thymelord8353]

The moment when Desantis realizes how much revenue Disney brings the state of Florida

[@danielgehring7437]

This year a lot of college campuses began giving their students alternative destinations for Spring Break. It's not like it's hard to find a place that's warm in April. It sure is going to be fun watching everybody who lives off the tourism down there (which is like 80% of their economy) turn on him.

[@thymelord8353]

@@danielgehring7437 Yep, exactly!

[@sophierobinson2738]

@@danielgehring7437 Mobile is kinda nice, I hear. If you don’t care for sand in your nethers, Gatlinburg is nice.

[@sammiejo6557]

Yes Florida will crumble like it did during the pandemic….

[@billbillerton6122]

That moment when a YT comment puts a dollar amount on if your children should be groomed or not...

[@Meatsweats_o_O]

Trevor busting up at Michael Kosta was great.

[@justcruisina1ong]

Dude missed his calling as a Wall Street analyst. 🤣 Best interpretation of a stock market chart ever.

[@plmplmmf1057]

I Love the Guy's ability to talk on so many people, places, and topics

[@420bengalfan]

you mean the writers he has for his show where he shows up and reads a script? reading off a teleprompter doesnt make you smart or informed about anything

[@suavemasky]

@@420bengalfan that's not how it works, if you read the same script, no one will make it beyond the first minute

[@420bengalfan]

@@suavemasky the ratings of the daily show since he took over show not many people are watching him either so whats your point

[@420bengalfan]

@@suavemasky the average demographics of a daily show viewer is a 47 year old college educated upper class white person this show is so cool and hip

[@marlenestewart7772]

@@420bengalfan Bot (robot). Droid.

[@susangordon3152]

No Ron, you are the people, we know that already.

[@joaomarcoscosta4647]

I'm not sure what surprises me the most: to learn that Disney basically has a private government, or that Republicans are the ones cracking on them.

[@kingbullyrock8739]

Better late than never. Disney should have been cracked on decades ago, for mistreating and underpaying its workers.

[@kellyburket6955]

Disney isn't the only one that is such, and Republicans are always for everything they say they are against, and visa versa.

[@shinko6342]

Disney is also considered an individual lawfully speaking Disney is protected under the constitution even though it's is own thing. Meaning Florida going after Disney for its statements in itself if Disney wanted Disney could sue Florida for discrimination. Edit No state is above the federal law. Federally speaking Disney can't be punished for having an opinion. Its up to Disney to fight it though

[@205ken4]

@@shinko6342 Many things work well in theory but that’s about it They aren’t being punished unless that’s what the governor calls it

[@metalacop]

Imagine your surprise when you see liberals fighting for a huge tax break for a huge corporation while not caring at all that the cost of everything is skyrocketing for you.

[@nojo1710]

That was just cruel. I have PTSD and it is real and really does hurt. You feel like your dying when you're having a panic attack. Your mind knows it's a panic attack but you loose control of your body. 😔😔😔

[@valeenoi2284]

The whole point was not to watch ads. That's why I've blocked ads on my browsers in the past 20 years. Never had Netflix, but I hope they do that so people do something more productive with their lives.

[@yahtoray3]

Because they raised the prices. That’s what happens when you’re greedy. 🤷🏿‍♂️. They have competition now too. As soon as they add ads, they can kiss those stocks goodbye.