I feel like that would be really bad for their business and so they’ll be not inclined to do so…

Define hassle? Can be different things for different people Did you check megathread already?

Is the connection to iptv providers typically not encrypted? I understand the vpn if you just don’t want to be shown interacting at all - but beyond that does it matter?

Music and software/games. Both are convenient and relatively affordable to access. Software I will try to find non-subscription based or open source options if available.

I was questioning myself when I started paying close to $25 for Netflix. Cancelled once I heard about pw-sharing no longer being a thing. Couldn’t justify the cost of 4 screens if my family couldn’t use it.

Now for most things, It’s either self-hosted/FOSS/ or proprietary one-time fee. else I do without.