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Fortunately, capitalism ensures you will have other choices besides Amazon.

Or the choice to buy no tv content at all, a choice that our less-capitalist forefathers in the UK do not have !

It is indeed quite telling that our less-capitalist forefathers in the UK do not produce streaming services like Netflix and Amazon.

That's not strictly true, there are plenty of streaming services that come out of the UK but they are tailored for the UK market; BritBox being the most prominent.

The parent was making a jibe at the TV License which is mandatory if you own a tv or "streaming capable device" (because the BBC can stream now.. sigh).

Like Dave, NowTV and Britbox?

I'm not sure I understand.

As someone in the UK, I can buy a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, or not, I can buy a subscription to Netflix, or not. I can pay for a BBC licence so I can watch iPlayer, or not.

I can watch free TV on ITVx or Channel 4 switching a subscription for adverts.

What do I not have?

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