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Subscriptions are a plague on our society. No wonder piracy is on the rise when even simple apps require a fucking subscription.
Or when a product requires an app to function instead of just putting some buttons on the thing. The apps also tend to want access to everything too. 🙄🤦♂️
Because the device you bought is just a gateway for the company to access the real product, you. You're paying them so they can access your information.
The sad reality of today.
The sadder part is how most don't seem to give a fuck about this.
Products are usually priced lower than cost and seem like a good deal to the average consoomer, they don't think about why it's so cheap.
See free Amazon Alexa deals for example