If that's a boomer complaint then hell yes I'm a fucking boomer! Fuck your subscription!
this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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It is definitely not a boomer complaint, man's not paying like 2 bills a month for 10 different subscriptions for the newest shit hollywood productions only for the one tv show I want to be unavailable across all of them smh 🤦♂️
Looking at you, Adobe. Creative cloud has sucked so much from me, but I need it for work.
I remember back in the day the year 2000 something I was willing to pay like fucking $400 for that shit, but I kept it forever. Now, I just question why I even bother with a with Photoshop. Wait a second, I don't. I'm a man. I use gimp. Most of the features they offer are fucking stupid. Art and design is subtle and it is made for humans by Humans. I think these fucking ad agencies are gonna have to learn the hard way. Not that the herd is going to all of a sudden be a bunch of badass punk rockers, but people are just not going to be susceptible to it anymore. And then where do they go? I look at advertising nowadays and it's just so gross and unappealing. And like, I have a hair trigger. Like, everything I am experiencing, I know is somehow a fucking lie. I move slower nowadays with my purchases and usually some form of verification like a human being is needed for me to buy. And just a side note, I use to think people that were suck asses and just, you know, tooted the horn of corporate America acted like robots. And I think it's kind of funny that they're being replaced with robots. like you're a tool and now you're being replaced by a tool. The whole model really is just lower the bar and shoehorn in nonsense. lowest common denominator thinking and when they corner the market who else are you gonna go to or just give up on it entirely and say fuck it ...I hate suck asses. They're nothing but a bunch of goddamn phonies.
meanwhile, companies are killing lifetime licenses that were previously paid for.
Yep I remember clearly the first time this happened to me with Splashtop Remote in like 2012. And more recently 4K video downloader. "4K video downloader is being deprecated, please upgrade to our new application, 4K video downloader" Literally only difference is my lifetime license is no longer good and I'd have to buy a subscription.
Well, too bad there are easier ways to download content and even if there wasn't you have made sure I will never get anywhere near your products ever again.
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This is why FOSS with donation is actually a superior model.
I honestly rather download a free software and donate after I know that it’s good and I’ll know that I’ll always have access to it.
Paying for something that can be revoked (cause it’s a legally license, not owned) just doesn’t sound like ownership.
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!fucksubscriptions@lemmy.world
Do kids these days think boomers are 20yo?
All kids think anyone older than them is a boomer. Actual boomers think all kids are millennials. Millennials can't catch a fucking break at either end.
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You will own nothing, eat grubs, and be thankful...
~ the oligarchs
As much as I loathe capitalism, I will be happy about the grubs, ribbit ribbit.
Seeing a subscription actually makes my decision easy. I see it and immediately know to avoid.
Boomer complaint? Why can't I smoke an after dinner cigarette at the restaurant in peace without people whining at me to get up and go outside? And what is it with all this "rap music" on the radio? I'll rather take Chet Baker any day of the week.
Why don't kids just walk into the store, shake hands with a manager, and get a job immediately?
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Protest with your wallet. Open source and self hosted communities living real chill right now.
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How is that a boomer complaint? It’s basic. Microsoft Word should be buy once for 3 computers, as it always was until subs took over.
We can’t even read the news anymore without a sub.
I like the use of the word rent for this.
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Supermarket chain Kroger announced today that they are switching to a subscription model for grocery purchases. “Customers will no longer be allowed to buy groceries directly, but will now be requested to log in using their account in order to complete purchases.”
“Moving to a subscription model will help us to streamline operations, cut costs and continue to provide our customers with prices.” according to the Kroger CAI’s quarterly filing with Wall St.
“At the self-checkout, after scanning your groceries, simply login with your e-mail address and 64 character password. You will then receive a text with your 128 digit verification code, which you can type in manually at the 3rd numeric keypad. If you attempt to purchase more than your subscription level, you’ll be guided on how to restock the excess items.”
Kroger says grocery plans will start at $5/day, which will enable customers to treat themselves to a daily ration of either 1 lb of cabbage or 1 lb of potatoes.
Please note that customers must create a unique account for each Kroger location. “Customer loyalty is very important to us.” said a Kroger representative, who then offered this reporter an opportunity to invest in a pre-public release of Kroger Koin.
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