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- Subscription Captivity: When Things You Buy Own You
A reporter at Mother Jones writes about a $169 alarm clock with special lighting and audio effects But to use the features, "you need to pay an additional $4 99 per month, in perpetuity " "Welcome to the age of subscription captivity, where an increasing share of the things you pay for actually
- Why You Don’t Own Anything Anymore (Subscription Trap . . .
💸 You used to BUY things Now you pay forever Photoshop Movies Music Cloud storage Even cars 🚗💻So what changed?In this video, we explain subscription
- Paying for something doesnt necessarily mean ownership anymore
An online car racing game was deleted from accounts with many users calling theft, as they had purchased the game When attempting to launch the game, the players said that they received a message stating that access was no longer possible We pay for these items, but in the end we don’t own them
- How to Break the Cycle of ‘Subscription Captivity’ and Save . . .
Your digital rent is skyrocketing To cut back, turn off auto-renew and hunt down forgotten subscriptions in your credit-card statements and smartphone settings
- Why Everything Is a Subscription Now — And How They’re . . .
Subscriptions have taken over every aspect of life And while they might seem convenient, the real reason they exist is simple: 📉 They don’t want you to own anything anymore 📉 They want you
- Why subscriptions took over the economy : Planet Money : NPR
More and more companies have switched from selling goods one by one to selling services, available as a subscription These days everything from razor blades to meal kits to car washes have
- Why is Everything Subscription-Based: The Illusion of . . .
Explore the rise of subscription models and the illusion of digital ownership, reshaping our understanding of possession in the digital age
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