This. All of these problems are solved by people not giving money. But often it seems difficult for people to actually stand behind principle when the time comes -- convenience is a helluva drug.
For real though. 8 or 10 episodes is nothing, especially when they're spread out intentionally to just keep people subscribed to a monthly streaming service.
TV shows of yesterday still matter largely because there is so. much. content. This shit was available for free with a basic ass television and some strips of metal wired into it. And you got 24 episodes a season. And sometimes there was more than one season in a year.
Artificial scarcity is obvious when things get that different.
Man I loved the fat PS2. The fact you could spin the PlayStation logo on the drive door so it was always the right way up is peak attention to detail. Nowadays they'd screen print that shit and call it a day.
To each their own I guess (which is the point after all :) ). I've never had an issue with Jellyfin for music in the few years I've used it. All setups are different though.
FWIW I suspect Jellyfin is the better choice for libraries with both music and movies. That said, we live in a world where multiple FOSS options exist to serve these roles. That should be appreciated and noticed by waaaay more people.
Some people say give the customers what they want, but that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, 'If I'd ask customers what they wanted, they would've told me a faster horse.' People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.
-- Steve Jobs
And it turns out, if you are able to build an entire business out of a cult of personality, you don't even have to figure out what they will want anymore. They will just want what you make.
It had to be something. High speed rail has been "planned" in California for like 30 years. Some companies have taken monies to build it. It still doesn't exist.
This. All of these problems are solved by people not giving money. But often it seems difficult for people to actually stand behind principle when the time comes -- convenience is a helluva drug.