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Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy! (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by trespasser69@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] cows_are_underrated 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The only case where a subscription can be good is if you don't have that much money to afford something(if its a one time purchase), because you would have to save up for some time. That's the only case where a subscription can be good, but this doesn't apply to 99% of them

[–] Michal@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's expensive being poor

[–] cows_are_underrated 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's why I said it depends. What I was referring to is more like the usual leasing(should have clarified that). How many people are buying their car with a one time purchase and not in small rates because that's easier to handle?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's pertinent if you only need something for a short time, or if you want to test something before committing to buying it.

Otherwise, there's few cases where renting makes sense.