So true. It is abuse because the customer is largely trapped. I try my best to avoid subscriptions and tech for everyday things, but I have done the thought exp

So true. It is abuse because the customer is largely trapped. I try my best to avoid subscriptions and tech for everyday things, but I have done the thought experiment for a possible future and it's kinda scary. Say I like photography - what happens when cameras get so "advanced" that they need a subscription? I'm basically screwed because the average Joe can't build a camera from scratch (or maybe you can if you go to extremes like devoting 10 years to it). What then? Bye bye all hobbies which involve nontrivial tech?