I subscribed to a pack for “most streaming services in my country” because I earn enough money now and wanted to try being honest. But I will very probably not renew it, I pay 50€/month, but still use Plex almost as often :

1. The web apps suck, the mobile ones are often worse (laggy, contrast changes while watching, lack of features …)
2. Some shows are not available in a decent quality : in France we have Kaamelott, owned by Canal+, they probably made an intern upload the episodes so it’s only available at 360p
3. They try to control what you watch : the “continue watching” section of Netflix has been randomly placed between line 1 and 4 for a while now, seemingly just to push their bulshit recommendation algorithms that will me watch yet another cheap copycat
4. Some “premium” movies are not part of any subscription (eg. Puss In Boots 2)
5. Some show may not be available anywhere when shady exclusivity contracts expire (eg. “Au service de la France” was only available through piracy last time a friend tried to watch it) …

Sooooo … I was ok with the services sucking but I can’t be okay with them so obviously not trying to improve.

It’s also incredible how I was pirating everything else when I was a teenager (video games, books, audio, …) and managed to stop almost immediately when I received my first salary.