For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in.
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The time of walled gardens over. Unfurl yer flags, me mateys! String 'em high for the lord’s in their towers of iv’ry!