this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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Fuck Subscriptions

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Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.

Expect use of strong language.

Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.

No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.

Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.

New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.

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Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:

Right to Repair/Ownership

Hedges Development

Privacy

Privacy Guides

DeGoogle Yourself

F-Droid

Stallman Was Right

Some other useful links:

FreeMediaHeckYeah

Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:

Piped

Invidious

Nitter

Teddit

 

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/3882090

Reader would work for like 90% of people, but no, everyone needs Standard or Pro because reasons.

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[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Imagine using uwieldy Acrobat to read pdfs instead of Foxit or Sumatra or some shit.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Foxit isn't what it used to be. It's just as unwieldy and intrusive as Adobe. I remember how lightweight it used to be.

Sumatra ftw however.

[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I use Foxit in work because they won’t pay for Adobe. I have my own Adobe subscription and I really miss Acrobat when using Foxit

[–] thesprongler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I work university IT and anyone using just Acrobat from CC will be moved over to Foxit Pro. I'm sure everyone will love it..