Yup

Anytime I want to cancel something and the company makes it difficult I just cancel the credit card side of it. Sod them. That's what they get if they want to play silly buggers.

They use AWS and specifically design their software to be able to dynamically scale, ever since Wandavision crashed their playback.

Is it possible that they never entertained having to make their cancellation page scalable? Sure. Is it more likely that they intentionally haven't made it scalable? Yes.

even if that is the case it’s a good sign imo. it means people were causing an impact big enough for them to notice and take action.

It's amazing to think that people were fooled into thinking a greedy litagatious mega global corporate conglomerate like Disney was actually progressive in the first place instead of just following market trends for maximum shareholder profit.

Unlikely. I was trying to contact support and that was completely broken also. Unlikely if they were just trying to make cancellation harder. Likely if they were overloaded.

The cancellation page specifically. Everything else is fine.

On one hand, could be a "crash". On the other hand, tons of websites break when they get a little extra traffic.

Side tangent, seems odd to me this is still a thing. Most company websites aren't hosted on premises, so do these services like (i assume) AWS not scale for when there's traffic? Squarespace has been advertising for years that it will scale up if there's extra traffic. I've never tested it but still.

No it's definitely crashing. Definitely nothing happening here, they're not worried, or panicking, or anything. Everything Is Fine I Wouldn't Say There's A Problem At All. EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY FINE. IT'S FINE

They can stream to millions of people at once but their basic page is crashing... Right.

Do it from their website (settings then account)so that you can fill out the exit survey and tell them why.

Also delete the apps and use live chat to get them to delete your account.

o7

Beautiful guide. A vote was not enough. I salute you.

the thing to understand is that for Disney it's not always about the money. they control so much power over all media that they can inflict their world view on everyone through their propaganda streams. the performative wokeness that still sits within overall metanarratives about the value of the status quo? that's for the dollar. cutting Jimmy Kimmel loose? that's in alignment with their core values

“If we don’t let you leave you might forget you were mad at us and keep giving us money”

Yeah it’s not like services make the cancellation process super difficult. It’s like mafia style extortion. They make this type of stuff so difficult, I like to waste their time too, and make sure it involves wasting so many of their employees time, which they have to pay for.

I'm similarly skeptical it's a genuine outage given how so much stuff nowadays is done with cloud computing which enables dynamic on-demand procurement of server resources. Or whatever the correct terminology is to describe that.

Nah, cancellation resources are always minimal. Doesn't make sense to pay for serious hardware to please people on their way out the door. Every service I've ever had to cancel has always been a maze and generally more annoying, slow, and cumbersome than the signup process.

Just dig up an old laptop and setup the full *arr stack with jellyfin. Takes some work up front but after that it's basically painless.

Live sports is the real question. Hard to get on the free scale.

StremIo is the move

https://fmhy.pages.dev/ just link them here instead.

I can't really be sure if these sites being suggested are all legal...but that aside; if full legitimacy is part of your moral compass, and maybe it isn't, local library services connect to some streaming services as well. They often go unadvertised, and likewise contain no ads. It's a sizable option. I can't recommend a specific one, since it'll depend on what your local library is partnered with.

hicartoon.to and wco.tv are also places people be aware of (to not go to)

Same here, except I stopped giving a shit about Marvel & Star Wars when they bought them.

I'll admit, I'm hypocritical on some things. Disney became an easier choice for me when all their stuff became kinda bad.

Let's not talk as if it's all we can do; it's one action amongst many. Besides, let's not forget that these companies would 1000% be in favor of democracy if they thought it was profitable. They're fascists, but if their ideals hurt their bottom line, they'll change their tune, because they have shareholders to appease.

Let’s be realistic: not preventing, more like protesting

They only care about money. Hit em where it hurts.

It's not all you can do but it's one of the easier things you can try

Unintended consequence of capitalism: all the eggs in one basket makes for a much easier target lol

Talking with your wallet is the best thing you can do, honestly. Against any company.

Yeah, I don't have a subscription, so I guess I'll just shrug and upvote 🤷‍♂️

The most powerful force on earth is the consumer. Don't mock or dismiss the power you have. Embrace it.

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