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Learned the term recently and really enjoy it, subscription fatigue is the feeling we all have had now where we are just over how everything is subscription based.

Which one was the last straw or most annoying/frustrating to you?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Ignoring anything I subscribe online for and can’t cancel example (Just cancelled my cable internet was more painful than ID like)?

Any service that tries to auto deliver me another product in a monthly and won't let me order one without the auto replenish. (Example: Meal services and the like you tubers like to promote, but I’ve been seeing many things attempt this lately)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

HBO Max and Spotify were the only streaming services I paid for. I had HBO Max since the first few months of it's launch but when they raised the already high fee I cancelled it. Shortly after they changed it to Max, definitely don't regret it. HBO Max used to feel special but that specialness died.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

To be honest, sporify is the only one I actually use. But I get a fuck ton of use out of it. I used to be able to use Netflix without paying for it. Bit it just didn't really work for me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Apple App store. Nearly every app has in-app-purchases. Just charge me upfront ffs

[–] fugepe 2 points 2 years ago

I have none. But seeing my family and friends do, it gave me subscription fatigue

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
[–] tehcpengsiudai 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I had a free Google Workspace account used for my family email since the inception of the program. Over a few years it went from free to USD$12 per user, with increasing restrictions put upon it.

From that point onwards, I never trusted any product from Google, and will never consider any in future. It's a company with no internal consistency, and has the motto of "we will do anything that's evil if it helps make us look better than Apple".

Yes I'm still salty about it.

Most recently tho, Netflix.

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