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The numbers being called out greatly exceed 3 and 6. Unsure what inflation would have to do with cancellation numbers unless you are arguing that the cost of th

The numbers being called out greatly exceed 3 and 6. Unsure what inflation would have to do with cancellation numbers unless you are arguing that the cost of the service has inflated more greatly than the income of its users. However, the story did seem to give context for what is driving these numbers, and inflation was not one of them. Can you elaborate on why you think it is due to inflation, rather than what the article cited?

nomel 5y ago
> unless you are arguing that the cost of the service has inflated more greatly than the income of its users. It's not required that the service itself has an inflated price. People have some amount of spending money. If inflation is causing other things to cost more, there will be less spending money left over. > Can you elaborate on why you think it is due to inflation, rather than what the article cited? I'm not the one you're replying to, but I know my fuel and food bill has gone up dramatically. I've canceled two, rarely used, streaming services, as a result.
- wewtyflakes 5y ago
  Thank you for the thoughtful reply. That is a rational argument for how inflation would impact subscriptions, even when the price of the subscription does not increase. Though, wouldn't the effects of inflation be seen as being less spike-y? The highlight of this article was that visitations to the cancellation page spiked hundreds of percent week-over-week, however, inflation while crushing, hasn't spiked to such a degree over this same period. Would it then be reasonable to infer that these visitations to the cancellation page are not (primarily) driven by inflation?
  - nomel 5y ago
    > Would it then be reasonable to infer that these visitations to the cancellation page are not (primarily) driven by inflation? I think that's more than reasonable. :)

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The numbers being called out greatly exceed 3 and 6. Unsure what inflation would have to do with cancellation numbers unless you are arguing that the cost of th

by wewtyflakes 5y ago

nomel 5y ago
> unless you are arguing that the cost of the service has inflated more greatly than the income of its users. It's not required that the service itself has an inflated price. People have some amount of spending money. If inflation is causing other things to cost more, there will be less spending money left over. > Can you elaborate on why you think it is due to inflation, rather than what the article cited? I'm not the one you're replying to, but I know my fuel and food bill has gone up dramatically. I've canceled two, rarely used, streaming services, as a result.
- wewtyflakes 5y ago
  Thank you for the thoughtful reply. That is a rational argument for how inflation would impact subscriptions, even when the price of the subscription does not increase. Though, wouldn't the effects of inflation be seen as being less spike-y? The highlight of this article was that visitations to the cancellation page spiked hundreds of percent week-over-week, however, inflation while crushing, hasn't spiked to such a degree over this same period. Would it then be reasonable to infer that these visitations to the cancellation page are not (primarily) driven by inflation?
  - nomel 5y ago
    > Would it then be reasonable to infer that these visitations to the cancellation page are not (primarily) driven by inflation? I think that's more than reasonable. :)