Fuck Subscriptions

What are your oppinions on this? And what would you all think about that happening to brain implants "Subscription".

I bet they are trying to go even further in the future... say a subscription to even use your Quest. I hope not.

(Ok I don't know if this is actually subscription, but it's definitely the same shit.)

Sorry for the Yahoo link...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/474382

Subscriptions have become a monthly tax, a monthly cost to live our internet-heavy lives- the cost we pay for music or our TV content.

It wasn’t always like this, and many subscription services have made our lives a lot easier- but the ultimate truth is subscriptions are getting people to spend more, a lot more than they used to.

That number is growing fast. I’m actually below the average. The average American spends $300/mo on subscription services, up from $237 in 2018 it’s not slowing down.

In the US, more households have Amazon Prime subscriptions than those who go to decorate a Christmas tree, or go to church, or have pets.

Subscriptions are a money machine!

Why is everything a subscription?

Subscription services are everywhere effecting personal finance the average person is now spending $273 a month on subscriptions and at the same time less than one third of them could afford a $1,000 expense without going into debt…

This only includes software services like netflix, disney plus, hulu, spotify, adobe, apple music, xbox games pass and others. it does not include other recuring expenses like gym or club memberships.  

Service companies are doing this to attract venture capital investment. These investors favour subscription businesses because they provide consistent cash flows and can be scaled rapidly before being sold through a traditional IPO, a SPAC or to a private equity fund.

But these businesses are not always perfect and there are some products that just make more sense to sell through a one time direct sale.

So it’s time to Learn How Money Works to find out how everything became a subscription.

Incorrect:

• "Service", when the point is to bar you from owning things, especially media

Correct:

• Nickel-and-diming

• Taking content hostage

Incorrect:

• Giving consumer the choice (e.g. car seat heating subscriptions)

Correct:

• Attempt to fuck the customer

Incorrect:

• Microtransactions

Correct:

• Exchanging money for fuck all

Incorrect:

• Recurring user spending

Correct:

• Dystopian nightmare

• Alternatively, just skip words and slap anyone who uses that phrase unironically

Incorrect:

• Free with subscription

Correct:

• Lol look at the morons paying forever without ever owning anything. Hey let's unplug the servers and tell the consumers to check their internet connection. That's always a blast!