Silicon Valley subscriptions: Scam or necessary evil? đ´ââ ď¸
Streevo says: OWN YOUR MEDIA locally. No overlords.
POLL: What's killing your wallet?
A) Netflix $15/mo
B) Spotify $10/mo
C) Cloud storage $$$
D) ALL OF IT đ
#RethinkSubscriptions #Fediverse #Streevo #DigitalOwnership #OwnYourMedia #MyLibrary
The startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley rewards speed because most founders are chasing valuation, not value
Streevo? We're building *outside* that bubbleâlocal media ownership for the post-subscription era. Who's with us? đ
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TiVo gave us control over our time. It bent to our lives, not the other way around. Its quiet death marks more than the end of a deviceâit marks the loss of a philosophy.
At Streevo, we believe that ideaâfreedom through ownershipâstill matters.
Christine Schulzâs piece, Flowers for TiVo, is part eulogy, part rallying cry for tech that puts people first.
đ¸ Read here: https://www.streevomedia.com/blog/flowers-for-tivo-the-end-of-an-era
#FOSS #MediaFreedom #DigitalSovereignty #Streevo #TiVo #Streaming #OwnershipMatters
The day TiVo officially stopped selling its flagship DVR hardware came and went with little fanfare. No headlines, no farewell tour, just a quiet sunset for the little black box that once changed how the world watched television. But to anyone who grew up with VHS tapes stacked beside the TV, who r
Streaming platforms betrayed us. They deleted shows we loved. Criminalized sharing. And now, they're calling it âcontent strategy.â
Piracy may feel like rebellionâbut it's not preservation. It's not ownership.
We believe art deserves better.
Read Christine Brennekeâs full breakdown of the broken promises in streaming and how weâre building something better:
https://www.streevomedia.com/blog/streaming-a-love-story-a-betrayal
#DigitalOwnership #Streaming #Streevo #MediaPreservation #FOSS #TechForGood #Mastodon
đ° In the Middle Ages, peasants didnât own land. They paid tolls to lords for the right to live and work.
Sound familiar?
Today, we donât own our contentâwe rent access.
Every app is a castle.
Every subscription is a toll.
Miss a payment? The drawbridge closes.
At Streevo, weâre building a better model: one where you actually own what you watch. A personal, searchable digital library thatâs yoursânot leased.
Blog post â [https://www.streevomedia.com/blog/digital-feudalism-welcome-to-the-new-castle-system ]
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