Dunkey's Guide to Streaming Services
What it is
Videogamedunkey's satirical guide to the fragmented streaming service landscape, ending in a joke about how to watch King Kong.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a funny but surprisingly accurate illustration of streaming fragmentation driving piracy.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2024, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“This video is played for laughs but I was shocked to learn how much of it was true and not just satire”
Satirical but largely accurate guide to streaming fragmentation
skeaker, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly”
“And for a great illustration of the complexity of our current situation, see this videogamedunkey video”
Illustrates complexity of the streaming situation
geerlingguy, 2024-04 · Recommendation · in “'Expensive' Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to 'Pirate'”
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Topics: streaming fragmentation, piracy, netflix, satire, videogamedunkey
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