I feel like Netflix's brand has shrunk now that the other streaming services have caught up. True, Netflix hasn't had many big, global hits this year (all I can think of is Squid Games). But the real killer is that HBO Max is constantly putting out hits and has all of Warner Bros movie releases and Disney Plus has directed it's deep war chest at streaming and has become a major competitor. 

Personally, I rarely watch Netflix anymore. 

Do you think the price increase had something to do with the drop?

Netflix has had a few problems the last few years:

1. Starting new shows and then canceling them after one season. Even if they weren't massive successes, they still had fans, and that experience can get frustrating after awhile. 

2. Their priority seemed to be NEW shows, so they just started making a high volume of low-quality shows. Which ends up also being frustrating.

They've had maybe one buzzy show per year (Squid Games, Bridgerton), and otherwise... meh. 

Netflix, the streaming service that started it all, seems to be in trouble. According to the Wall Street Journal, Netflix shares dropped 35% (I don't know about stocks but I assume that's bad) as a result of subscribers dropping off. (Here's the full report: 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-stock-price-plunges-premarket-after-subscriber-loss-11650449002?mod=hp_lead_pos1

I gotta say, Netflix isn't what it used to be, and for everything I get sucked into (hello, Tinder Swindler), I wind up leaving when I'm done and spending a significant amount of time over on HBOMax or Hulu. I don't think it helps that there's been huge lag times between their popular shows like Stranger Things, Ozark and Russian Doll (the latter of which I didn't even realize was back until a friend asked me if I started Season 2!)

But, even with all its flaws (losing The Office and Friends certainly didn't help) there's still  gotta be something of an attachment to Netflix for most people, right? It was the OG, after all. Or is it just keeping it out of habit at this point? So, are Netflix's days numbered? What do you think?

Have you (or anyone you know) jumped ship from Netflix? 

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