Because you get to dictate how you watch the content; You don't have to deal with enshitified or just straight garbage apps from the streaming source; and finally, you can keep it for posterity indefinitely if the mood strikes you.

I maintain my own media server and it's such an infinitely better experience than anything currently out there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You don't have to deal with hopping between the garbage Netflix app, and the garbage Prime app, and the garbage Disney app, and...