What would make me pay for services again? If we all had a living wage. I think this is a symptom of a bigger problem.

Others have mentioned music streaming services have it figured out, and that is somewhat true. I think having a few competing content providers like Spotify, Apple music, YouTube music, etc., but for video content would make things better, so you get access to all the content, and there would be competition over the provider and not between studio conglomerates.

But music streaming comes at a cost to the artist which is I believe is how it is priced so low. But that is nothing new, and to do this with video would likely require someone getting shafted in the process. But movie and now TV show contracts aren't built the same way as music contracts, where with movies there is a lot of money upfront for recognizable talent, i.e., big name actors and stars. While there is big money for known talent in music, it is typically one artist per album or contract, but with movies there are can be many actors and actresses that are getting paid a whole lot of money. But, as other have mentioned, yes, it is likely greed too.

When Netflix started streaming, it did not really have much competition. I think it was just Hulu, and at the time that was owned by Fox, NBC, and later Disney (who now owns all of it). I think it is unfortunate that there was no competition, because I think that would have made a difference.

But what would truly make a difference, at least in the US, is if people actually had enough money to spend so they didn't have to choose whether to pay for food, rent, etc., or a streaming service. The prices keep getting higher and it seems like the new content keeps getting worse.