PUT THE OFFICE BACK ON NETFLIX.

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Why it worked

The video taps into a widespread frustration with the increasing number of subscription services and the perceived decline in value for consumers. The creator's use of strong, relatable language and a passionate delivery resonates with viewers who feel similarly overwhelmed and exploited by the current media landscape.

Summary

The creator expresses frustration with the current subscription model for media services, contrasting it with a past where consumers owned media. They complain about the high cost, the removal of content, and the perceived greed of streaming platforms and music services like Netflix, HBO Max, Spotify, and Apple Music. The creator feels that these services are overcharging for content that is often incomplete or removed, and that artists are not being fairly compensated.

Structure

1Introduction of the problem: too many subscriptions
2Comparison to the past: owning media vs. subscribing
3Criticism of current streaming services: high cost, content removal, ads
4Specific complaints about Netflix and Spotify
5Frustration with low artist payouts
6Concluding statement of dissatisfaction

Product placement

Netflix (streaming service) - ACTS - The video complains about Netflix's subscription model and content removal. Removing it would change the video's topic. HBO Max (streaming service) - ACTS - Mentioned as one of many subscription services the creator is tired of. Removing it would slightly change the list of services complained about. Apple Music (music streaming service) - ACTS - Mentioned as one of many subscription services the creator is tired of. Removing it would slightly change the list of services complained about. YouTube Premium (subscription service) - ACTS - Mentioned as one of many subscription services the creator is tired of. Removing it would slightly change the list of services complained about. Spotify (music streaming service) - ACTS - The video criticizes Spotify for removing albums and music, and for its licensing program. Removing it would change the video's topic. Blockbuster (video rental store) - APPEARS - Mentioned as a past alternative to current streaming services. Removing it would not change the video's topic, but would remove a historical reference. Sony (music company) - ACTS - Mentioned in the context of potentially dropping artists like Michael Jackson. Removing it would slightly change the narrative about past music industry practices. Michael Jackson (artist) - APPEARS - Mentioned as an example of an artist Sony might drop. Removing him would not change the video's topic. Prince (artist) - APPEARS - Mentioned as an artist who might have issues. Removing him would not change the video's topic. Gandalf (character) - APPEARS - Mentioned in the context of watching Lord of the Rings. Removing him would not change the video's topic.

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PUT THE OFFICE BACK ON NETFLIX. WHY DO I HAVE 900 FUCKING DAMN SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES? EVERYTHING EVERYTHING COST $19.99 AND THEN AND THEN THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP THE NEXT THE NEXT MONTH YOU GET A NEWS ARTICLE THEY'RE GOING UP TO $39.99 A MONTH. YOU KNOW, BACK IN WE USED TO OWN MEDIA. YOU'D JUST OWN THE MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO. YOU'D OWN THE MOVIES YOU'D YOU OWN THEM. THAT MEANT THAT YOU COULD WATCH THEM WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU FELT LIKE. CAN'T NOBODY TAKE CAN'T NOBODY TAKE THEM DOWN. CAN'T NOBODY REMOVE I'M I'M TIRED OF A FUCKING SUBSCRIPTION. I DON'T WANNA I DON'T WANNA SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR APP TO YOUR APP OR TO YOUR SERVICE YOUR DAMN GIVE GIVE ME THE PROGRAM. I WANNA WATCH THE SHIT AND THEN THEY GOT THE NERVE TO GIVE YOU A SUBSCRIPTION FOR ADS WHAT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? WHY AM I PAYING YOU TO SEE AN YOU'RE GETTING PAID TWICE, YOU'RE GETTING PAID TWICE, YOU GREEDY BASTARD. IT'S EGREGIOUS I DON'T WANNA PAY FOR 95 SUBSCRIPTION BACK IN THE DAY, IT IT WOULD BE CABLE, TIME WARNER AND AND YOU PAY ONE BILL, $80 A $40 A MONTH, AND THAT'D BE IT. GET 40 CHANNELS. IT WASN'T BUT BUT THAT'S ALL YOU. THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO NOW NOW YOU PAY IT $40 A WEEK TO WATCH TO LISTEN TO NOTHING. WHAT ARE THEY DOING WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH ALL THE MONEY THEY CUT OFF THEY CUT OFF THE PROGRAM HALFWAY I WAS I WAS WATCHING LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE MOVIE ENDED BEFORE THEY EVEN MADE IT TO GANDALF GANDALF GAVE THE NIGGA THE RING AND IT SHUT OFF RIGHT TALKING TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE NOT IN THE RIGHT HOUSEHOLD. NETFLIX SUCK MY I PAID I PAID FOR THIS DAMN PROFILE. IF I WANT A NIGGA IN AFGHANISTAN I'M GIVING I'M GIVING HIM MY DAMN PASSWORD. FUCK YOU, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT. TALKING ABOUT IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, YOU CAN'T SHARE NIGGA, NIGGA, IT'S HARD OUT HERE. THIS NIGGA LIVE AT THE BUS STOP IF HE WANNA WATCH I'M I'M GIVING HIM THE PASSCODE. GOT THE NERVE TO GOT THE NERVE TO BE CHARGING ME AND CHARGING AND CHARGING ME AND CHARGING ME AND TAKING ALL THE PROGRAMMING OFF DONG DONG, AIN'T DONG DONG, AIN'T A DAMN THING ON CUT CUT THIS SHIT OFF. DONG, DONG! BULLSHIT! DONG, DONG SO TIRED SO TIRED OF NETFLIX AND HULU AND HBO MAX APPLE APPLE MUSIC AND YOUTUBE AND YOUTUBE PREMIUM. FUCK Y'ALL. FUCK Y'ALL. ALL Y'ALL WANNA DO IS SUCK UP AND DRAW UP ALL SO AIN'T SO AIN'T SHIT LEFT BEHIND WHEN YOU OLD GREEDY BASTARDS FUCK FUCK YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! I CAN'T STAND NETFLIX NETFLIX STARTED OFF AS A DECENT SERVICE. YOU PAID FOR THEM IN THE MAIL SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TO BLOCKBUSTER. AND NOW NETFLIX GOT THE NERVE TO BE MAKING MOVIES AND TELEVISION AND TAKING 39 95 AND TAKING 39 95 DOLLARS OF A MONTH OUT OF MY POCKET FOR NOTHING. SPOTIFY SPOTIFY BE TAKING ALBUMS AND MUSIC OFF AND GOT THE NERVE TO SAY TO SAY IT'S A LICENSING PROGRAM OR OR IT'S A PUBLISHING ISSUE. YOU BOUGHT THE ALBUM. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF SONY GAVE UP ON MICHAEL JACKSON. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF PRINCE STABBED A NIGGA IN THE ALLEYWAY. YOU KEPT THE YOU KEPT THE ALBUM. I CAN LISTEN WAS IN NOW NOW IF SPOTIFY DON'T LIKE YOU, THEY TAKE YOUR SHIT DOWN MATTER OF FACT, NOW WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE STREAMING PROGRAMS THESE FUCKING THESE FUCKING ARTISTS AND CREATIVES? YOU PAYING A NIGGA ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO THREE % OF A PENNY? HOW ARE YOU ME IN THE CONCEPT GIVE ME WHAT I'VE EARNED. WHAT THE FUCK ARE THESE BUGS DOING TO ME?

Transcript

PUT THE OFFICE BACK ON NETFLIX. WHY DO I HAVE 900 FUCKING DAMN SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES? EVERYTHING COST $19.99 AND THEN THE MOMENT YOU SIGN UP FOR IT THE NEXT MONTH YOU GET A NEWS ARTICLE THEY'RE GOING UP TO $39.99 A MONTH. YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY WE USED TO OWN MEDIA. YOU'D JUST OWN THE MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO. YOU'D OWN THE MOVIES YOU WATCH. YOU OWN THEM. THAT MEANT THAT YOU COULD WATCH THEM WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU FELT LIKE. CAN'T NOBODY TAKE THEM DOWN. CAN'T NOBODY REMOVE. I'M TIRED OF A FUCKING SUBSCRIPTION. I DON'T WANNA SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR APP OR TO YOUR SERVICE. YOUR DAMN PROGRAM. GIVE ME THE PROGRAM. I WANNA WATCH THE SHIT. AND THEN THEY GOT THE NERVE TO GIVE YOU A SUBSCRIPTION FOR ADS. WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? WHY AM I PAYING YOU TO SEE AN AD? YOU'RE GETTING PAID TWICE, YOU GREEDY BASTARD. IT'S EGREGIOUS. I DON'T WANNA PAY FOR 95 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. BACK IN THE DAY, IT WOULD BE CABLE, TIME WARNER. AND YOU PAY ONE BILL, $80 A MONTH, $40 A MONTH, AND THAT'D BE IT. GET 40 CHANNELS. IT WASN'T BUT THAT'S ALL YOU. THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO DO. NOW YOU PAY IT $40 A WEEK TO WATCH NOTHING. TO LISTEN TO NOTHING. WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH ALL THE MONEY? THEY CUT OFF THE PROGRAM HALFWAY THROUGH. I WAS WATCHING LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE MOVIE ENDED BEFORE THEY EVEN MADE IT TO MOUNT DOOM. GANDALF GAVE THE NIGGA THE RING AND IT SHUT OFF RIGHT THERE. TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE NOT IN THE RIGHT HOUSEHOLD. NETFLIX SUCK MY DICK. I PAID FOR THIS DAMN PROFILE. IF I WANT A NIGGA IN AFGHANISTAN, I'M GIVING HIM MY DAMN PASSWORD. FUCK YOU. I DON'T GIVE A SHIT. TALKING ABOUT IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, YOU CAN'T SHARE NIGGA. NIGGA, IT'S HARD OUT HERE. THIS NIGGA LIVE AT THE BUS STOP. IF HE WANNA WATCH GRAYS ANATOMY, I'M GIVING HIM THE PASSCODE. GOT THE NERVE TO BE CHARGING ME AND CHARGING ME AND CHARGING ME AND TAKING ALL THE PROGRAMMING OFF. DONG DONG, AIN'T A DAMN THING ON. CUT THIS SHIT OFF. DONG, DONG! BULLSHIT! DONG, DONG. SO TIRED OF NETFLIX AND HULU AND HBO MAX AND SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC AND YOUTUBE PREMIUM. FUCK Y'ALL. ALL Y'ALL WANNA DO IS SUCK UP AND DRAW UP ALL THE CREATIVITY SO AIN'T SHIT LEFT BEHIND WHEN YOU OLD GREEDY BASTARDS DIE. FUCK YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! I CAN'T STAND Y'ALL. NETFLIX STARTED OFF AS A DECENT SERVICE. YOU PAID FOR THEM TO SHIP IT IN THE MAIL SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR LAZY ASS DOWN TO BLOCKBUSTER. AND NOW NETFLIX GOT THE NERVE TO BE MAKING MOVIES AND TELEVISION AND TAKING 39.95 DOLLARS OF A MONTH OUT OF MY POCKET FOR NOTHING. SPOTIFY BE TAKING ALBUMS AND MUSIC OFF AND GOT THE NERVE TO SAY IT'S A LICENSING PROGRAM OR IT'S A PUBLISHING ISSUE. YOU BOUGHT THE ALBUM. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF SONY GAVE UP ON MICHAEL JACKSON. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF PRINCE STABBED A NIGGA IN THE ALLEYWAY. YOU KEPT THE ALBUM. I CAN LISTEN TO THE MUSIC WHILE THE NIGGA WAS IN JAIL. NOW IF SPOTIFY DON'T LIKE YOU, THEY TAKE YOUR SHIT DOWN. Matter of fact, now what the fuck are these streaming programs, these fucking artists and creatives? You paying a nigga 0.00000003% of a penny? How are you paying me in the concept of money? Give me what I've earned. What the fuck are these bugs doing to me?