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As I just commented on this video, it's ironic that Disney's Andor is fundamentally this idea wrapped in a Star Wars sci-fi/fantasy story.

Andor is about the personal risks and sacrifices that just a chance of building a successful resistance requires, and based on history.

Andor even explicitly states that rebellion is losing and losing and losing before the chance of success can even hope to appear.

Watch it, if you can.

You want to know why piracy is on the rise, again?

Because not only can the content go away, but even subscription services itself can go away.

HBO Family is leaving the Disney, Hulu, and HBO Max subscription bundle.

#Piracy#HBO#Disney
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@verge the #adagency handling these #rebranding strategies must be smiling all the way to the #bank #hbo | “In case you’ve lost track, #hbomax launched in 2020 in an attempt to consolidate HBO’s messy streaming options and give #warnerbros a single platform to rival #netflix and #disneyplus. It became Max in 2023, a rebrand that was met with immediate derision and has since been seen as an all-time screw-up on par with New Coke.”

This YouTube video basically covers many of my thoughts on the Disney Plus show, Ironheart, and the undeserved criticisms of the lead character which are driven by unexamined biases and barely filtered racism, especially misogynoir (racism and sexism directed specifically at Black women).

This channel usually reflects my own thoughts while often adding insights that I missed. I recommend them highly.

#link: youtube.com/watch?v=JJnqDYGB_7

Me : I would like to cancel my subscription

Disney+ : Why don't you pause it?

Me : No, I want to cancel

Disney+ : How about a special offer for three months?

Me : No, I want to cancel

Disney+ : Ok

Me : ...

Disney+ email : Sorry to see you go... continue your subscription?