> A subscription model seems appropriate when the value accrues to the buyer over time without regard to the level of effort expended by the seller. That's a p

> A subscription model seems appropriate when the value accrues to the buyer over time without regard to the level of effort expended by the seller. That's a personal opinion, which I disagree with, and is additionally economically unsustainable. But you're free to have that opinion - the problem is sli actively misleading others by using a term like "rent-seeking" with a specific definition where it is categorically incorrect.