I don't have many subscriptions (most of my software is FOSS, and I don't do media streaming), but the few I have I'm quite happy about. None of them are corporate behemoths, they create quality products that I like to use, as far as I can see from the outside they're decent companies that treat their employees well. I quite enjoy the fact that I can make a small contribution to these products/companies continuing to be sustainable.
And I'm at the extreme end of anti-capitalism. I'd prefer to see everything employee/citizen-owned. But in the world we actually live in today, I see no inherent problem with subscriptions.
There can be contingent problems. I won't, for example, subscribe to any music streaming services because they give musicians an unfair deal. But that's little to do with subscriptions per se.
And I'm at the extreme end of anti-capitalism. I'd prefer to see everything employee/citizen-owned. But in the world we actually live in today, I see no inherent problem with subscriptions.
There can be contingent problems. I won't, for example, subscribe to any music streaming services because they give musicians an unfair deal. But that's little to do with subscriptions per se.