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Who cares what "everybody" thinks? What matters is the people who like what the product offers.
People for whom free Amazon shipping and streaming doesn't matter never had Prime in the first place.
If you aren't interested in those things, then the product literally was never meant for you, old price or new.
People for whom Prime is a good deal for ONLY the free shipping part probably still find it a good deal.

Incidentally, I was signed up to it only when offered a free 30 day trial membership.
I benefited from free shipping on one item, and caught up with some Doctor Who thru it.
I actually had a positive experience, because even though I missed the deadline for cancellation by a few days,
the company was gracious in refunding my charge (I hadn't used the service in the days since trial period passed).
That's a sign of a company confident in it's product appeal, who doesn't try to exploit those who don't want it.