Paying Netflix
$0.53/h, etc.

<h1>Paying Netflix<br/>$0.53/h, etc.</h1>

[^note]: Warning: many of the numbers below are probably incorrect!
[Email me](mailto:hello@taylor.town) if you'd like to help make something more
rigorous.

[^note]: Note: [Kevin Kelly](https://kk.org) made
[similar observations in 1995 and 2011](https://kk.org/thetechnium/your-attention/).

**tl;dr:** People pay $0.50-$2.00 for an hour of digital entertainment.

|           | ad-free sub. | avg. usage |         |
| --------- | -----------: | ---------: | ------: |
| Xbox Live |     \*$10/mo |     40h/mo | $0.25/h |
| NY Times  |        $3/mo |      7h/mo | $0.46/h |
| NFL+      |        $7/mo |     12h/mo | $0.50/h |
| X         |        $3/mo |      6h/mo | $0.50/h |
| Netflix   |       $23/mo |     43h/mo | $0.53/h |
| Hulu      |       $18/mo |     33h/mo | $0.54/h |
| YouTube   |       $13/mo |     23h/mo | $0.56/h |
| Spotify   |       $11/mo |      7h/mo | $1.57/h |


|                      | est. price | duration |         |
| -------------------- | ---------: | -------: | ------: |
| video game (v. long) |        $60 |     180h | $0.33/h |
| video game (long)    |        $60 |      60h | $1.00/h |
| book                 |        $12 |      10h | $1.20/h |
| video game (short)   |        $30 |      20h | $1.50/h |
| film (online)        |         $4 |       2h | $2.00/h |
| audiobook            |        $20 |      10h | $2.00/h |
| cinema               |        $12 |       2h | $6.00/h |
| theme park           |        $80 |      10h | $8.00/h |
| cruise               |      $1500 |     168h | $8.92/h |


|                                                                     | default min. | avg. pub. |       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------: | --------: | ----: |
| [Radiolab ](https://radiolab.org)                                   |        $5/mo |   160m/mo |  $2/h |
| [Tech Connections ](https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections) |        $1/mo |    30m/mo |  $2/h |
| [Cortex ](http://cortex.fm)                                         |        $5/mo |    90m/mo |  $3/h |
| [hbomberguy ](https://www.youtube.com/@hbomberguy)                  |        $2/mo |    25m/mo |  $5/h |
| [Articles of Interest](https://www.articlesofinterest.co)           |        $4/mo |    40m/mo |  $6/h |
| [TodePond ](https://www.todepond.com)                               |        $1/mo |    10m/mo |  $9/h |
| [NotJustBikes ](https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes)              |        $3/mo |    20m/mo | $11/h |
| [The Memory Palace ](https://thememorypalace.us)                    |        $4/mo |    20m/mo | $12/h |
| [Escaping Flatland ](https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz)                |        $7/mo |    30m/mo | $14/h |
| [Experimental History](https://www.experimental-history.com)        |       $10/mo |    30m/mo | $20/h |
| [CGP Grey ](https://www.cgpgrey.com)                                |        $7/mo |    10m/mo | $70/h |