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:
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Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
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@WhoRoger Thanks to Adobe shitheads!!!
Also the only subscription that I can stand is Humble Choice which let me keep the games that they give on my Steam account. So if I cancel I don't loose them.
I keep HBO MAX for the sole reason that it has newly released films. So is cheaper ($8 monthly) that paying for a cinema ticket.
Golly I remember when Adobe came up with that shit, everyone was up in arms about it.
If only professionals had enough foresight to reject that, maybe we wouldn't be so deep down in subscription hell.
Hmm
But that DRM is the good kind...
Okay, I see your point.
How long till steam starts charging a sub fee to use the platform. Suddenly all those games you “owned”… not really “yours” anymore… (the illusion of ownership shatters)
I remember, years ago, before I was boycotting Steam, I was saving every purchase confirmation.
At some point they changed their wording from "Thank you for your purchase" to "Thank you for your subscription".
I tried to look for it on the web, there was absolutely zero mention of this anywhere. Apparently they changed something in their T&C, and if you don't like it, well you can just not use Steam at all I guess. (Which I don't, but it's quite a hit if you have hundreds of games.)
Yeah, sorry for the late response. I dont have hundreds of games but I do have dozens unfortunately. I dont buy so many anymore anyway, and i dont really play the ones i have on steam that often anyways, aside from the odd 3.
TBH, I'm quite happy with the Affinity alternatives, although I never used Lightroom and I guess that's the hardest to replace for the average user
@lol3droflxp @WhoRoger I also use the entire Affinity suite. In case of Lightroom some friends have told me that they love to use DarkTable which is a close substitute.
DarkTable is really good, I encourage anyone to give it a try.