What an absolute bullshit of an explanation. I hate this. Just be honest and say it’s not worth it.

So you literally need much more than a networked raspberry pi with a content hard drive, and Kodi installed anywhere.

But that’s the point I’m making. It’s absolutely fine that it’s not as simple as using a ready-made service. And we shouldn’t behave like it is, because that’s just not true.

And where does the content come from?

Even though many people suggest that, I don’t believe you can compare any off-the-shelf streaming service with a self-hosted Plex.

You have to find and download content to your Plex. You don’t get recommendations. You don’t get a built-in interface on your smart TV. You have to deal with network configuration, VPN, private trackers, seeding ratios etc.

How on earth is that comparable to pressing the Netflix button on your TV and selecting a recommended show? Even my boomer parents managed to do this on their own.

Depending on what you’re watching, https://nebula.tv/ might be a very good alternative for thought-provoking content.

What’s the advantage of those over just adding those keywords to the browser’s search bar? I can type “gm anything” in all of my browser, and it will just open Google Maps directly. I don’t understand why people keep calling this a great feature of ddg when you can achieve the same without the detour through ddg.