this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024
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Fuck Subscriptions

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Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.

Expect use of strong language.

Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.

No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.

Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.

New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.

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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:

Right to Repair/Ownership

Hedges Development

Privacy

Privacy Guides

DeGoogle Yourself

F-Droid

Stallman Was Right

Some other useful links:

FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:

Piped

Invidious

Nitter

Teddit

 

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If you want Spotify for free and lyrics for free, just Google the lyrics...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

While I mostly agree, there is a difference. In Spotify, you can play a song and it highlights the lyrics as they are sung

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

I'm not saying it's an excuse for hiding accessibility features behind a paywall, but for that you're going to want to search YouTube for "(song title) karaoke".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Hopefully it's gotten better, but I know years ago song lyrics sites were a major source of malware.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Not always, only if they're synced.