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Netflix Buys Warner Bros and Raises Prices Satirical Meme

A satirical stick-figure meme depicting a scenario where Netflix purchases Warner Bros. The meme consists of multiple panels: 1) A stick figure with a Netflix logo states, 'I just bought the warner bros for $82B'; 2) A group of concerned stick figures reacts; 3) The Netflix stick figure continues, 'and I will reduce theatrical release time for movies and raise subscription prices'; 4) A stick figure wearing a pirate hat with a skull gives a thumbs up; 5) The text 'Anyway...' appears above the same group of concerned stick figures. The humor critiques corporate decisions in the streaming industry, particularly price hikes and reduced theatrical windows.
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Netflix Representative
I just bought the warner bros for $82B
Netflix Representative
and I will reduce theatrical release time for movies and raise subscription prices
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Anyway...

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I just bought the warner bros for $82B and I will reduce theatrical release time for movies and raise subscription prices. Anyway...

Overview

A satirical stick-figure meme depicting a scenario where Netflix purchases Warner Bros. The meme consists of multiple panels: 1) A stick figure with a Netflix logo states, 'I just bought the warner bros for $82B'; 2) A group of concerned stick figures reacts; 3) The Netflix stick figure continues, 'and I will reduce theatrical release time for movies and raise subscription prices'; 4) A stick figure wearing a pirate hat with a skull gives a thumbs up; 5) The text 'Anyway...' appears above the same group of concerned stick figures. The humor critiques corporate decisions in the streaming industry, particularly price hikes and reduced theatrical windows.

Origin notes

The meme is user-created using the mobile meme editor 'Mematic', as indicated by the watermark 'made with mematic' at the bottom. It features original stick-figure illustrations and text, with no reliance on pre-existing media scenes. Likely intended for circulation on social media platforms such as Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram to comment on hypothetical corporate mergers and consumer-unfriendly policies.

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