Everything’s a subscription, or wants you to sign up for one. I want off this shitshow please.

  • @[email protected]
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    261 year ago

    Most people online seemingly prefer to live in a shit hole without any infrastructure at all then to discuss how to fix their government to reduce waste of tax money…

    • Dojan
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      91 year ago

      The fix is easy. Guillotines. Corrupt politicians. CEOs. Anyone with a net worth over a certain amount.

      Off with their heads.

      • Aesthesiaphilia
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        191 year ago

        easy

        violent revolution resulting in the death and destruction of the world as we know it

        rofl

        • Final Remix
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          41 year ago

          Well? Would it really be the worst idea, moving forward??

          • Aesthesiaphilia
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            01 year ago

            It wasn’t called the Reign of Terror for nothing dude. It was an awful idea that created a lot of innocent suffering.

      • Pons_Aelius
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        91 year ago

        Guillotines…

        I would remind you that the people who started the reign of terror by calling for and lopping off the heads of the nobility ended up taking La Monte-à-regret (The Regretful Climb) themselves.

        • Dojan
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          61 year ago

          Well yes, because what really happened was one upper class being replaced by another. The workers/lower class was exploited throughout, and that never changed.

          Politicians are supposed to be representatives of the people, but no matter where you live right now, they’re owned by corporations, and champion corporate interests. Corporations are not our friends. Thus by extension, politicians aren’t either.

          • @[email protected]
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            no that’s functioning society, and counters runaway capitalist dystopia.

            those who have more contribute more, so we can all live a decent life.

            but if you think Taxes are theft, do pray tell us what you think Profits are?

            becaue the way you make profits is that you pay less money to your workers than they generate, so what’s that if not theft?

  • cassetti
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    131 year ago

    Just don’t subscribe. When netflix pissed me off, I unsubscribed. When Adobe moved to a subscription based platform, I forced myself to learn alternative applications (although I still have a copy of Adobe Creative Suite from 2003 which I am still using on old laptop when needed). When Microsoft started charging a subscription to use “office” apps, I switched to LibreOffice. During Covid when I wasn’t using my gym membership I cancelled it and used that $75/month savings to start building a home gym setup (it ain’t great, but its better than nothing!)

    If something is a subscription, I either find an alternative program/service, or simply don’t use it.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      71 year ago

      Found the best answer is telling them you can’t afford it anymore, followed by telling them everything negative about your life in a lifeless tone. After a while, they’ll do anything to get you off the phone.

      • Aesthesiaphilia
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        51 year ago

        You can also tell your credit card company that you attempted to cancel but they won’t let you, and all future charges from that merchant should be refused.

  • @[email protected]
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    51 year ago

    Cancelling the US subscription is really hard, they actually charge you a premium for the cancellation service. I have been working on it for a while, but the customer service is just atrocious.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    One. Hundred. Fucking. Percent.

    They call it a ‘rentier’ based capitalism where you never get to own anything, just have to keep paying for the same thing over and over. It is insane.

    • @Screwthehole
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      Ya rent from who? Someone still fucking owns everything. “You can just rent it!” says the guy who fucking owns it. Fuck that.

        • Pons_Aelius
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          21 year ago

          And emanate domain means that you only own property with the government’s consent and that can be removed at any time.

  • Hyggyldy
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    21 year ago

    I mean businesses under capitalism have to support themselves somehow. On the web if you’re not a storefront you basically have to either advertise or offer subs.