this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2023
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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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Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

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

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Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

"Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I'm so excited! Let's celebrate with them!" - nobody

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)

How the fuck are they "open"?

These guys and ClosedAI should be sued for misleading advertising.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Open… for business!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Opensubtitles.com API is open and free. They are talking about Opensubtitles.org. People seem to really struggle when it comes to reading that 3rd sentence.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Open is not a regulated term. Any company can call themselves open regardless of anything.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Any service that is subscription based is dead to me. I've reached my breaking point.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Subscription based services are okay. You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership....

What's not okay is that they paint it as "exciting news!"

Assholes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Water should not be profit driven.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're right. I guess I meant to say water distribution services. Utilities.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Water and electricity are not subscription based.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Do you not make a monthly payment for water and power? If not, then where do you live so that I move there?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

There's a difference between paying for usage and paying for access.

Although with all the fees added, most of what you pay isn't even usage anymore...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

California, I have rainwater collection that amounts to 3200 gallons, and solar panels. Power company pays my water bill.

I have a filter to use the water for drinking or cooking but currently just use it to water plants

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cool. But you're not OP, though. I bet California has utility companies that charge monthly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They do, but as you've agreed elsewhere it's long since past time to nationalize utilities, telecommunications, education, madecine, and basic housing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

We need a revolution for the people!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership....

I don't think you should have to pay for any of this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Not in 2023, no. True.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know, it wouldn't be as bad if they weren't trying to make it look like a good thing that takes it from just bad to insulting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No it is, it’s very exciting, for their investors/owners i.e. the only people who matter obv

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

So I'm not super familiar with OpenSubtitles as an org.

Is the REST API a mostly viable alternative to the legacy API, or is it really shitty by comparison?