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What subscription finally gave you "subscription fatigue"? (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

submitted 2 years ago by scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It started with the Netflix enshittification. I have had a Spotify and Netflix account essentially since these services were available, and that was great. Now only the Spotify sub is worth it, though I started to loathe that one as well because it at some point deleted all my local files or replaced them with what it thought matched them in their database.

Also every fucking app, no matter how mundane, wants to sell me a subscription. I have a web based game boy emulator on my phone, it works fine but everything beyond the absolute basic functions is paywalled behind a subscription. Not even a one time purchase.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bro. RetroArch, gambatte or MGBA core. Thank me later.

[–] flat@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

if you truly need something web based, eclipse is completely free.

[–] Caitlynn@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

This

[–] argv_minus_one 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If it requires a subscription, it doesn't exist.

That attitude has served me well. So far, at least.

[–] massive_bereavement@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't do mail though, I know some do and are successful but mail is too important for me (and everyone subjected to my technical whims) to fuck it up.

[–] argv_minus_one 3 points 2 years ago

I meant software and media. With mail, somebody's running a server and policing spammers, which costs time and money.