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This is probably the most biased and assuming opinion I've read on Lemmy... So far. However, I do agree with the second half of your last sentence.
Then you agree with me.
Almost the entirety of the contents of that post were arguments that my interviewer was asserting. I disagreed with him.
I have noticed that a lot more is going to a monthly recurring model, rather than buying something outright.
We used to buy DVDs, we now Subscribe monthly to streaming services. As an example, and hardly the only one.
Bluntly, I don't think people will accept this shift in ownership for much longer. I know many people who outright reject the notion that everything needs to be paid monthly.
It's part of the reason why I moved to where I live now, so I can actually own my home. Not just indefinitely rent it from someone else. I strongly believe in ownership and the rights an owner should have over their property.... As long as that property isn't a living person, which would be a very different discussion. I digress.
I hate that I'm seeing this trend. But I'm seeing it, and I know it's a problem for basically everyone who isn't one of the owners of the things people are buying/renting/getting "as a service".
Hmm partially. Thanks for the clarification tho. I do agree there are conveniences that are rentals . I think home ownership is a totally different conversation however so I'll leave that one alone.
Your statement that companies move towards this garbage subscription model is 100% accurate tho. Couple that with enshitification and you're at the whims of stakeholder value and CEO bonuses. iTunes can remove and add songs to your library whenever, games can be bought then supporting servers decommissioned, hardware you've bought is intentionally hobbled because it's behind some other subscription, and like you said it's only getting worse. And every one of these collect and sell your data. So not only are you buying a service but you're also a product bought and sold. That being said, rental conveniences are different than the subscription model. I don't think ownership levels are different between urban or city.
I'm also jealous of your outright home ownership lol. I'm working on my mortgage and with the locked in <3% apr I'm not going anywhere. But damn I'd love me 5 acres with a dry lot, access, and utilities already placed.