You’re so far off the mark that I’m not even going to keep spending my time to explain why.

“They” don’t have to do that. They can just install the jellyfin server .exe in their computer and point it to their libraries, that’s it. As time goes on they couls slowly start adding plugins or learning how more advanced features work. But hey, if you want to pay a thirs party to access your own media, go ahead. We all make mistakes in life xD

If you tell me you don’t have time, sure. Been there, done that. However, “too complicated”? Nah. I’m also not trying to convert people to Jellyfin users. Use what you want to. Doesn’t mean that I can’t think you’re making the wrong choice. I’m as free to think and say what I want as you are.

Google makes most of it’s money from advertising - which works by tracking everything you do and building detailed profiles of you.

So the answer’s “no”? Gotcha. I do try to avoid using google products and I do use extensions to try to prevent tracking. So maybe they’re making less money off of me than others? Who knows.

This might not be intentional, but it sounds to me like whataboutism combined with “there is no perfect option, so we shouldn’t do anything”.

Not even close my friend. However, you can’t fight every single battle. I try to pollute as little as possible, selfhost everything I can, don’t buy things I don’t really need, etc. Regarding youtube though? I just wanted to watch videos without ads on my tv and it cost me next to nothing to be able to do that.

Pro tip :P you can use "> " to quote text. It’s easier to read.

It’s like 5usd for a family plan in my country. I doubt that’s making a dfference. Also, I sincerely doubt you’re not using any Google services/products in your life. Not to mention that there are plenty of "evil inc"s out there.

Is there an advantage to using newpipe if I pay for premium?

Uhm, no? I just use the lan IP for my jellyfin server at all times. The only difference between being phisically in the same place and outside is that I enable tailscale when I’m outside. I’m telling you, this is far simpler than you’re making it out to be.

I get subtitles for all the languages I want automatically so I don’t know if it works as “nicely” as plex, but it does work.

EDIT: Damn, you plex users are butthurt af xd

Dude, my “infrastructure” is an old desktop pc with truenas and arr stack + jellyfin apps. I haven’t done anything more than update the apps every now and then for over a year. I think you’re exaggerating how much effort it actually requires. Not to mention that this is all for a setup that manages requesting, downloading and sorting the media as well.

If you just want to view what you already have, you can simply install jellyfin server in the pc where your videos are, point the libraries to the correct folder and that’s it. To use it simply download the app on your device. If you want to get fancy you can install a plugin to use as the subtitle provider. To use outside your house just install tailscale. Doing all of that would take like 2 hours, tops.

Oh and there’s nothing to secure if you don’t expose it to the internet directly.

If you want to be lazy and pay a subscription, go ahead. I don’t think it’s worth what they’re asking.

My problem in the first place is that due to my ISP 's limitations, I can’t run wireguard. If I could run it, I would do that instead of using headscale.

I think having distinctly separate utilities for each part of makes the whole thing work is better. But hey, what do I know? If only been running jellyfin + arr stack for 6 users without them ever complaining for over a year.

If you prefer paying a monthly bill instead of spending an afternoon configuring some services, you do you.

Maybe they should.

Of using resources to implement a “feature” that users have already expressed they don’t want? Weird, I do.

Someone doesn’t know how to configure bazarr…

Tailscale is as simplified as it gets and it doesn’t require any knowledge, configuration or maintenance. The fact that you can use it for free makes me wary, but you can’t deny how simple it is to use. Just log in with your account in all of the devices you want to access jellyfin on and voila. It’s as if they were in the same lan.

1. because “free” often means there is an ulterior motive for providing the service (see: search)

Maybe this is true for some cases, but it’s not for jellyfin. It’s simply open source and free like tons of other utilities people work on for the fun of it. If it were closed source maybe you’d be right.

Agree on number 2 though.

Sure thing bud. We’ll see how you do when that code needs to be fixed or maintained. It’ll be fun to see your bills once your agents switch to token based pricing. Short term gains are a fools game.

Also, none of what you said disproves any of the drawbacks I pointed out.

Lastly, yes, it does matter what you think and what you do. Silence and obedience is complicity.

It can’t replace people. There are numerous examples where that has been attempted and it worked horribly. There are also plenty of reports confirming that it has not improved productivity much (if at all). However, you do understand how AI works, right? Not only is it incredibly inefficient, it also requires input data to generate that output you like so much. If it does replace an entire profession, then that would mean that everything regarding that profession stagnates. AI, by definition, cannot create anything that’s actually new. For example, if I were to release an entirely new programming language, it would have absolutely no idea how to use it.

Have you personally used Mythos?

My man, how many new models have claimed to be groundbreaking and etc, only to then prove to be marginally better?

If not, I’m not confident in your assessment, especially given your self-admitted bias in this area.

Ok then, be confident by actually reading studies about AI performance and its real impact in a work environment.

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

I understand it very well. And, being a programmer and an electronics engineer, I do not fear at all for my salary. As I’ve already said, even if the mythical perfect model is released at some point, the technology itself is not economically viable. There are also numerous reports about how unsustainable the current business model is and how wildly expensive it would be if you actually had to pay for the computing cost. There’s a reason why the whole circular funding scheme exists too. This is a giant bubble that’s going to either pop or slowly deflate but it will not survive.

I’m getting “pissy” about ignorant, uninformed laymen repeating false headlines and promoting a technology that is actively killing the planet, worsening the lives of everyone (even more if you’re near a datacenter) and preparing to cause unprecedented harm to the global economy. Again, you’re promoting something built to enshitify your life. It’s incredibly dumb.

Except that it is? There’s nothing particularly special about mythos and it’s not “too dangerous” to release. LLMs make it easier for people to find potential vulnerabilities, true. But they cannot actually confirm that they’re real wothout an actual person verifying it. Lots of reports are bogus.

Do I hate AI? Of course I do. It literally has nothing positive unless you’re an ai company’s ceo. It’s being sold at a heavily subsidized price that is literally unmaintainable. All models will have to use token based pricing and that’s wgen you’ll see what it actually costs (spoiler alert, it’s a fuckton of money). This awfyl technology is also why a lot of tech is getting increasingly expensive.

Not to mention that for these models to exist, all of these companies stole unfathomable amounts of data and caused chaos in the job market. Aaron Swartz’s life was turned into hell for much less.

You’re literally defending a product that’s enshitifying your life. It’s absolutely moronic.

Nope, not in denial. You just read the inital, overhyped, marketing coverage. Maybe do some research before repeating dumb, uninformed headlines. Here’s an article that can better inform you.