You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy. Easier to implement than people thought.
I will never give up my books, CDs, and DVDs; once streaming decides that an old movie is too offensive for today’s sensitivities, you’ll never find it again, but if you have it in your home in a physical copy, you can beat them. I never thought I’d by The Sandlot on DVD; one of the best family comedies of the 90s, but when people (or bots) on Amazon were saying that the movie promoted “rape culture” due to the lifeguard kiss prank scene, I knew that the networks would either censor it or put a million disclaimers on it. DVD purchase made without a second thought.
Ownership equals liberty, renting everything equals the lord giveth and the lord taketh. Always own stuff.
We own a second-hand car, first registered in February 2022. During the annual maintenance, I feel like I have been ripped off. After the purchase, the maintenance has become a revenue model, and they do it shamelessly.
A few years ago, I bought a watch (around €300) from a well-known brand, connected via Bluetooth with an app—nice and convenient, I thought... that app was quite taxing on my phone and I couldn't make many adjustments. Out of the blue, that app stopped working, and if I wanted to continue using the connectivity, a second app had to be installed alongside it, and even then I couldn't do much with adjusting the watch... I had it for a year and just threw it straight into the trash...
You got me laughing, Mr. Foster - especially the toaster bit.
Francis…I’m leaving this comment out of sheer exuberance that you’re not hidden behind a paywall 🥳🎉🥳
Francis, you're the man! This had been an aggravation of mine for a while and it's strange how many people don't care.
I'd love for you to reach out to Louis Rossman, who is probably the best advocate for right to repair laws. He'd make a great guest on Triggernometry.
You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy. Easier to implement than people thought.
I will never give up my books, CDs, and DVDs; once streaming decides that an old movie is too offensive for today’s sensitivities, you’ll never find it again, but if you have it in your home in a physical copy, you can beat them. I never thought I’d by The Sandlot on DVD; one of the best family comedies of the 90s, but when people (or bots) on Amazon were saying that the movie promoted “rape culture” due to the lifeguard kiss prank scene, I knew that the networks would either censor it or put a million disclaimers on it. DVD purchase made without a second thought.
Ownership equals liberty, renting everything equals the lord giveth and the lord taketh. Always own stuff.
Love your humour. Your book is terrific and with no add on financial payments. Yay! 🤣👍
Brilliant! The Free Press should print this. And send you five pence every time some one reads it.
Love the invitation to upgrade my subscription below the article:)
But, this is right. Subscriptions are the children of eternal debt for cars etc.
Brilliant, mate! Your best yet!
Loved this and couldn't agree more!!!
SaaS.
Been gradually sneaking in for years. Microsoft 365 is a prime example.
Aunty Pamela's Common Sense Hints tells ***free*** subscribers this on a regular basis...
China’s teaching us how to go opensource. Yet people ridicule OpenAi for Freemium. The infrastructure itself has a price
We own a second-hand car, first registered in February 2022. During the annual maintenance, I feel like I have been ripped off. After the purchase, the maintenance has become a revenue model, and they do it shamelessly.
A few years ago, I bought a watch (around €300) from a well-known brand, connected via Bluetooth with an app—nice and convenient, I thought... that app was quite taxing on my phone and I couldn't make many adjustments. Out of the blue, that app stopped working, and if I wanted to continue using the connectivity, a second app had to be installed alongside it, and even then I couldn't do much with adjusting the watch... I had it for a year and just threw it straight into the trash...