I get the point and share the annoyance at software subscriptions.
However taking music as a counter point, my life is much simpler and cheaper now I can play any song I like, any time, on any device. I don’t “own” the songs any more, but in practice that doesn’t matter at all to me.
The crucial factor here is competition among providers. If there is no competition, providers can lock people in and bump the price.
But with music, in particular, we have many options and the pricing is very reasonable.
My conclusion is that ownership/subscription is a debate that may be framed wrongly and actually it’s competition/monopolies that we should care about
However taking music as a counter point, my life is much simpler and cheaper now I can play any song I like, any time, on any device. I don’t “own” the songs any more, but in practice that doesn’t matter at all to me.
The crucial factor here is competition among providers. If there is no competition, providers can lock people in and bump the price.
But with music, in particular, we have many options and the pricing is very reasonable.
My conclusion is that ownership/subscription is a debate that may be framed wrongly and actually it’s competition/monopolies that we should care about