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?

    • emogu@lemmy.world
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      What’ll really aggravate you is that way back when cable was first rolling out, it was billed as paid TV service without ads (as opposed to the ad-supported OTA local networks). Obviously that promise didn’t last long.

      It’s a tale as old as time. Its happened before, it’s happening now, and it’ll happen again.

      • Glowing Lantern@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Why limit yourself to subscriptions if you can do both and earn even more money? 🤑

        PS: Microsoft perfected this with Windows bloat ware, adverts and tracking. Why did they need to integrate that, if you already paid ca. 150€ (Home) or 250€ (Pro) for a licence? Those prices are integrated into the prices of hardware purchases too, in case anyone is wondering. Purchase a laptop without an OS and it’s generally about 100-150€ cheaper. Anyone interested in Microsoft 365 and Windows 365?

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      That’s why people switched to cable to start with. Broadcast TV had ads and cable didn’t.

      People have depressingly short memories and a depressingly long patience for megacorporate thievery.

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        Ads on cable channels first happened in 1971. I doubt most people on here were born yet then.

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      by the time I had my own money I didn’t even think of getting pay tv because it was already running more ads than free to air.

      Never had subscription fatigue because paid services have never been better than the free option in my experience.