TV and Crazy People

Here is the message I tried to leave on Netflix's blog bu couldn't because apparently you have to have a Facebook account:

"It galls me to see the sense of entitlement people have.  Netflix is a business.  They offer a product for the price of their choosing.  If that product for that price does not satisfy you, then don't buy it.  Those people saying they will do that in a rational manner, you are fine.  People who are freaking out about this calling Netflix "greedy" need to calm down.  A few years ago you didn't have this service at all.  You had to pay 50 to 100 dollars a month for cable or satellite and only got to watch what they put on the air.  You had to pay 5 or more dollars for a SINGLE new release at a video store.  Our selection today via services like Netflix and Hulu is huge and instantly available.  For me they have completely replaced cable in my home.  Even at 16 dollars a month I can watch more movies and TV shows than I ever could before, and they add more content every day.  It sucks that costs a little more but it's still well within tolerable levels for me."

I never fail to be amazed at how pissed off people get over stupid shit like this.  Netflix for 8 dollars a month is not some inalienable fucking right handed down to you by the founding fathers.  People are acting like Netflix killed their mother!  Get over it.

The 6 Most Ominous Trends in Video Games - Cracked.com

This is a great article on the future of video games.  It's mostly pessimistic, as you can tell from the title.  He's editorializing a bit but I found this to be one of the most thoughtful articles on the topic that I've read recently.  I'm a bit more optimistic than he is but I agree with a lot of what he says.