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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Crazy increase... kind of expected and was probably part of the plan since consolidating services and rebranding last year. Glad I brought years worth of the service before they merged since they had deals for $40 at the time. Unless this gets discounted during holidays I also need to weigh it out. I am enjoying the top tier service which seems to offer 1 great game a year on launch for free, last year was Stray and a day ago Sea of Stars which does cut the cost of the service for me. They will need to offer more going forward to justify that cost.