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Everything’s a subscription, or wants you to sign up for one. I want off this shitshow please.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Just don't subscribe. When netflix pissed me off, I unsubscribed. When Adobe moved to a subscription based platform, I forced myself to learn alternative applications (although I still have a copy of Adobe Creative Suite from 2003 which I am still using on old laptop when needed). When Microsoft started charging a subscription to use "office" apps, I switched to LibreOffice. During Covid when I wasn't using my gym membership I cancelled it and used that $75/month savings to start building a home gym setup (it ain't great, but its better than nothing!)

If something is a subscription, I either find an alternative program/service, or simply don't use it.