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everything is subscription based, because companies have a continuous income stream (as opposed to one time large payment). With an continuous income stream you

everything is subscription based, because companies have a continuous income stream (as opposed to one time large payment). With an continuous income stream you can plan better.

richrichie 2y ago
Well, one time payment can be turned into an income stream by investing the amount in treasuries or a time deposit account. That is the whole purpose of existence of financial markets.
eleveriven 2y ago
Yes, it is favored by companies for its ability to provide a steady flow of revenue. It makes financial planning and forecasting more reliable
Draiken 2y ago
Come on... plan better? It's almost always the simplest answer: they can get richer like that. I don't get why people try to rationalize greed so much. It's just that: greed.
- Wolfenstein98k 2y ago
  People do things for reasons other than greed.
  - halfcat 2y ago
    Yes like fear
  - Draiken 2y ago
    People, yes. Corporations, no. It's literally their raison d'être.
    - Wolfenstein98k 2y ago
      Disagree. Profit is not the same as greed, and corporations regularly make decisions that are not profitably in the short or long term. Look at the rise in DEI! As soon as rates went up, a lot of that started getting cut. That strongly suggests it was an unprofitable decision. So why was it made?
      - Draiken 2y ago
        Because it was a good marketing stunt and they believed it would increase profits in the long term by hiring/keeping people that cared about that. Also, I wouldn't discount the fact that there's a lot of cargo cult induced decisions everywhere. But as soon as profits get hit, companies will correct course. I don't think companies are perfect at optimizing for their profits (thankfully), but profit is and will always be their only driver for decisions. A good example is how Google seemingly spoiled their employees with benefits and high pay. Their objective was to hoard talent so they could continue to grow their profits. It's not because they are thinking of the well being of their employees. As soon as they weren't growing as much, they had mass layoffs. The only way a company isn't optimizing for profits is if it's smaller with owners that personally want to prioritize something else at the cost of profits. Which, in theory, means they will go out of business at some point because of being undercut by their competitors that don't care. Companies are abstract entities that only serve one purpose: to make profit. Every single action is towards this goal. They are NOT people. Even the people behind them make decisions that they would never do individually but, behind the facade of a "company decision", they nevertheless do. > Profit is not the same as greed Greed is defined as: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth For me that's basically the definition of a company's purpose. If companies only generated enough profits to survive, we wouldn't live in the world we live in today. Numbers must go up!

everything is subscription based, because companies have a continuous income stream (as opposed to one time large payment). With an continuous income stream you can plan better.

richrichie 2y ago

Well, one time payment can be turned into an income stream by investing the amount in treasuries or a time deposit account. That is the whole purpose of existence of financial markets.

eleveriven 2y ago

Yes, it is favored by companies for its ability to provide a steady flow of revenue. It makes financial planning and forecasting more reliable

Draiken 2y ago

Come on... plan better? It's almost always the simplest answer: they can get richer like that. I don't get why people try to rationalize greed so much. It's just that: greed.

Wolfenstein98k 2y ago
People do things for reasons other than greed.
- halfcat 2y ago
  Yes like fear
- Draiken 2y ago
  People, yes. Corporations, no. It's literally their raison d'être.
  - Wolfenstein98k 2y ago
    Disagree. Profit is not the same as greed, and corporations regularly make decisions that are not profitably in the short or long term. Look at the rise in DEI! As soon as rates went up, a lot of that started getting cut. That strongly suggests it was an unprofitable decision. So why was it made?
    - Draiken 2y ago
      Because it was a good marketing stunt and they believed it would increase profits in the long term by hiring/keeping people that cared about that. Also, I wouldn't discount the fact that there's a lot of cargo cult induced decisions everywhere. But as soon as profits get hit, companies will correct course. I don't think companies are perfect at optimizing for their profits (thankfully), but profit is and will always be their only driver for decisions. A good example is how Google seemingly spoiled their employees with benefits and high pay. Their objective was to hoard talent so they could continue to grow their profits. It's not because they are thinking of the well being of their employees. As soon as they weren't growing as much, they had mass layoffs. The only way a company isn't optimizing for profits is if it's smaller with owners that personally want to prioritize something else at the cost of profits. Which, in theory, means they will go out of business at some point because of being undercut by their competitors that don't care. Companies are abstract entities that only serve one purpose: to make profit. Every single action is towards this goal. They are NOT people. Even the people behind them make decisions that they would never do individually but, behind the facade of a "company decision", they nevertheless do. > Profit is not the same as greed Greed is defined as: An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth For me that's basically the definition of a company's purpose. If companies only generated enough profits to survive, we wouldn't live in the world we live in today. Numbers must go up!