It doesn’t matter if I use Apple Music and my friend uses Spotify, we can both listen to the same new albums, but we can’t watch shows each other recommend because we regularly have (now “had”) different video streaming services.
It isn't just the lack of content, content suddenly being removed, or even the expense and hassle of dealing with 5+ different services; it is that the overall experience has really degraded.
I find jellyfin with the content I want to be a superior experience in every single way.
IF content providers would offer a digital version DRM free, I would purchase a ton of TV shows and movies directly.
You see, most of the people I knew didn't really want or need specific or high quality content - I reckon they only needed something they could fix their eyes to and spend hours and days. Netlix and the ilk gives them that and probably they are happy just doing that.
For my women friends though, Netflix just has them dialed for reality stuff. Selling Sunset, Below Deck, Love is Blind, Too Hot to Handle, Queer Eye. Educated women with serious jobs, they love to escape with this stuff, IME.