It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/BradyBrother100 on 2024-09-07 18:02:08.

I am considering setting up a media server for my family but there are a few things keeping me on the fence

1. If you cancel your streaming services, how do you watch Live TV?
2. If you've unsubscribed from everything, do you miss being able to scroll a selection of movies and instantly watch whatever you want?
3. Why not just rent the movie on Youtube, prime, etc.? Wouldn't that be significantly cheaper than setting up a NAS and buying each disc? I can understand not buying the movies from there.
4. With costs, does keeping a NAS running 24/7 noticeably effect your electricity bill and internet bill?
5. Legality wise, how is this different from Napster? I wasn't alive when Napster was a service, but from what I've read, correct me if I'm wrong, the music was stored on people's machines and shared across the internet. How is this different from storing media at home, and streaming it to multiple devices?

TIA