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:
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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Same reason any tech company limit the ability to do anything - bandwidth, ownership etc.
Even if 'lyrics' are free, they still need to be written and proof read. You're either going to have to pay other companies to provide you the lyrics or pay your staff to write them down.
There's so many levels to this, Spotify still sucks, but you have to look at it realistically .
yeah but that still begs the question of why even give limited access. Just put it behind the paywall, it's not like people don't understand what spotify is, and it gives them a better excuse for selling a service anyway.