one of the most pernicious developments of the last 15 years or so is the subscription model for literally everything

Adobe: you can’t just buy Photoshop anymore, you need a subscription me: you mean I pay every month…? Adobe: but we do updates regularly! me: to add more features and make it work better? Adobe: … me (starting to panic): …to add more features and make it work better, right?!

In no order 1. subscription model 2. identity as brand 3. everything is content 4. bizarre potato chip flavors 5. everything is worth a million dollars

After destroying all the productive capacity of the economy the only move left for capital is to just start charging fees perpetually instead of just once.

also apps for every store/restaurant/what have you

I would be thrilled to see a line graph of, like, average costs per year for each hour of unique video media a person watches. It's hard to tell whether or not we're getting a better deal in any sense, even aside from the philosophical difficulties.

It’s exhausting

Maddening

For me it was that brief period where they tried to turn every bit of your personal property into a micro-landlording passive income gig, complete with an app. Rent your personal car out! Rent out your pool membership! Rent your clothes out!

Unless it's a video store ... (crosses fingers / holds breath) ...

I very nearly gave myself a migraine the last time I attempted to answer the question, "Can I just buy a copy of Microsoft Word to have?"