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Really Tired of Everything Having Subscriptions (i.imgur.com)
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Everything’s a subscription, or wants you to sign up for one. I want off this shitshow please.

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[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ya rent from who? Someone still fucking owns everything. "You can just rent it!" says the guy who fucking owns it. Fuck that.

[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every tenant is technically under a sublease since the landlord is essentially renting from the government.

[–] Hogger85b@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Magna carta had somthing to say about that

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY maybe-later-honey