Fuck Subscriptions
Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.
Expect use of strong language.
Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.
No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.
Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.
New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.
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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:
Some other useful links:
Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:
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Wait...you guys still use cartridges? We've had an Epson ET-4550. No cartridges. No subscription.
Have they moved away from cartridges to ink tanks? We buy bottles of ink for our printer that last for a long time.
They're probably talking about laser printers. So technically cartridge I guess, but the toner lasts so long it's pretty affordable.
The ink tank printers sound interesting, but I don't print very often. Do the heads still dry out on them?
Oh...maybe. I read "ink" and thought inkjet.
We are a family of 4. We don't print a huge amount most of the time. The print head does sometimes get plugged up if it sits for a long time. It's got a head cleaning cycle that does a good job of getting it cleared out and back in top shape. We've had it for a while now, years, and we really like it.
I've actually been considering getting one of the smaller ones for my office.