Your two realities are wrong. 1. You are not responsible if something's business model causes it to fail. 2. Nothing deserves compensation. There is no inheren

Your two realities are wrong. 1. You are not responsible if something's business model causes it to fail. 2. Nothing deserves compensation. There is no inherent right to earn a living. One of the joys of capitalism is that there is a competitive marketplace. Each competitor is trying to beat the others. Sometimes on service and quality - but usually on price. If a VC is willing to subsidise something to undercut the competitors - take advantage of that. So, sign up to an education provider and get a student discount. Rotate though your family members to keep getting new customer offers. Call up to cancel and see if they'll offer you a better deal. Find the offers which let you refer friends to get discounts. Switch to competitors. But, most of all, ask if you are really getting £X worth of value from the subscription. If not, dump it.