I got rid of cable a while back...it was right before YouTubeTV was going to raise their price for the first time but existing subs were going to get grandfathered in. We already had Prime but we have that just for the shipping advantage so I never really considered that a streaming spend per se. So just going from a cable bundle to cable internet + YouTubeTV we saved like $90 a month. Insanity, like why didn't I do this earlier? The only thing I lost out on was LHN and I watched that like 5 times a year so whatever.
Fast forward a few years later...YouTubeTV price has doubled and there's really nothing to show for it except for more channels no one cares about. Ironically its closer and closer to the cable bundle we canceled. I briefly ditched it after one of their many price increases and went to PS Vue when that was still around...got LHN back but overall the product was objectively shittier in every other way. Went back to YouTubeTV when Vue was canceled. Every time YouTubeTV hikes the price I check out alternatives but have not found one that is as good and cheaper.
I used to torrent anything Netflix vs paying for it. After a while I realized that $20/month was a better deal overall than paying for a VPN and having to torrent. That said, Netflix is definitely getting worse. It's way too much foreign shit now and their new productions suck more often than they don't. The UI and the quality of the steam is top notch though and I don't see myself ever canceling.
We have HBO Max as part of an ATT wireless promotion. Paid for it before that, when HBO was an add on option via Prime or YouTubeTV. HBO content is easily worth the price especially now that they have so many first run movies releasing on it. That said, the UI sucks and is laggy as shit and the streaming quality is 3rd world. Every single stream starts at like 240P or whatever the lowest is and then slowly improves from there. The Samsung HBO Max app streams inexplicably had a white line on the right side of the screen for months and HDR still does not work over it.
Prime is next best for me. They have some good original content and older movies. A little annoying how often they are trying to sell you stuff but its not nearly as bad as Apple TV. UI is pretty good and snappy and the quality of the stream checks in around Netflix level.
Apple TV we have because of an iPhone promotion. This service is by far the most expendable. I don't think I'd pay for it even though its less than the others. Ted Lasso was great, The Servant S1 was intriguing but ultimately disappointing to the point where we have not watched S2. That's really the only two series we've watched on it. Tried a few Mythic Quests and they just miss the mark for us despite having some funny moments. It's like a much shittier version of Silcon Valley. This service seems like it primarily exists to try and get you to rent/buy movies.
At some point we will probably pick up the Disney+ bundle. Our grandson is over here a lot and my wife has been bugging me about it for a while now. For me personally there is nothing I care to see on it. Tried the Boba Fett show and it was ok but I am not a Star Wars die hard so I could take it or leave and the wife had zero interest.
No interest at this time in any of the other options.