this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024
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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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[–] crossover@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I know Lemmy hates Apple, but if you want a Spotify alternative with good accessibility, then this is pretty cool:

https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

Music Haptics is a new way for users who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience music on iPhone. With this accessibility feature turned on, the Taptic Engine in iPhone plays taps, textures and refined vibrations to the audio of the music. Music Haptics works across millions of songs in the Apple Music catalogue, and will be available as an API for developers to make music more accessible in their apps.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apple Music also has read-along lyrics without any extra cost.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

So does YouTube Music.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is actually really cool. And now I wonder if you could use this to produce music specifically designed for haptics only

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

It’s like we’re circling back to those “extreme bass” CDs from the 90s.