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

Some other useful links:

FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

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

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Disney+ Now Wants You to Pay to Share Your Account (lifehacker.com)

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And I thought Mickey Mouse was cute...

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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

or just don’t promote it?

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sure, by all means. But how many people watch a show or movie they enjoy and don't talk to friends or family about it? Secondary advertising is still advertising. If you convince someone else to buy it, you aren't solving any problems.

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[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Back when I was active on the high seas, I would talk about stuff I watched all the time. When someone would ask where I watched I'd tell them they would be welcome to come by and copy some of my Linux ISOs to an external drive if they wanted, as I wasn't willing to promote the paid avenues for getting those distros.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)