it aint just gen z
this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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Ha; finally realizing we're a bunch of cheap bastards too? Took em long enough, they will not see the connection to the job market yet.
I'm old enough to have seen VHS come and go, and I do this. What financial sense does it make to keep steady rent on a service you don't need all the time?
It's not just gen z.
I only recently bought Baldurs Gate when it went on sale. You won't catch me paying for price.
Stremio ftw
I'm Gen-X, but I don't play games at all, and I pirate everything I watch (which isn't much)
When I hear about people buying a game, and then having to pay for some subscription, or to fully utilise the features, I can totally understand people refusing to buy into the bullshit
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I'm not subscribed to any video streaming sites, too pricey for just watching one thing once in a while. As for audio, I have Tidal and so far it has been quite good actually; but if that ever changes I'll just revert back to physical media/piracy.
Steam sales tend to be pretty good, what's even better is that keysites tend to drop the price accordingly.
When I look at all the paid streaming services they generally only have about 3 titles that appeal to me. It just makes economic sense to watch those titles that appeal to you and cancel afterwards. If you are making 100k a year then who cares about a $500 in streaming services per year. That just means Gen Z is being smart with their money.
Plus there're so many old titles you can watch with ads for free on Pluto, YouTube etc. And if you are really poor there's always the high seas.
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