Fuck Subscriptions
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:
Some other useful links:
Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:
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I'm so confused by people under this post defending a company's scheme to make more money that disproportionately affects disabled people.
There's plenty of sites to buy mp3 and download them onto your devices, owning them forever. Pirate if you want to pirate, but don't blame others for your behavior.
I donate directly to artists, but fundamentally believe art and commerce are antithetical. And I won't be shamed into paying exploitative middle men.
Do you also buy eggs from farmers and mangoes and coffee directly in tropical countries or there you are fine with exploitative middle men?
I buy local eggs and tea, and mangoes are gross. But good on ya for being conscious of exploitative middle men!
https://www.fairtradecertified.org/what-we-do/what-we-certify/coffee/
I pay for spoofie premium because it's convenient
But I'm not defending this money-grubbing behavior