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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Yes, the 1980s/90s me misses Blockbuster. But not today's me. I don't need to make another stop before the grocery store to pay $20 in today's money to borrow 2-3 movies to watch, only to have to return them tomorrow or pay a late or not rewound fee, then argue with the kids about overpriced candy.

We were so starved for things to do pre-internet, pre-cable, pre-netflix, video rental was like crack.

If you opened up a new one today where you could just take your phone around to a movie and scan a QR code to have it beamed to your streaming stick when you go home, no one would want it.