I wouldn't pay for anything that should be one time payment and own forever. That include games.
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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VPN then everything else is free..
a total removal of ads in my life. like, whatever marketers think I'm worth I'll just pay them directly to GTFO.
Google used to have something like this where you 'paid as you went' by outbidding other advertisers for ad slots on websites. Only worked for google ads, though, and being a google product it was killed eventually...
I agree. I wear glasses anyway and I would love a subscription that filtered out digital ads, billboards, or any other kind of ad
I know many sports games a lot of the adverts are imposed digitally before broadcast. I don't watch a lot of sports, but I would certainly enjoy watching more if there were an option to disable the added adverts.
Seeebox and VPN.
the only "subscription" I pay for is a VPN
An odd and very specific, but sims 4. Only if it included any and all content as it's released with no additional fees/purchases.
Last I looked (and ignoring sales, just MSRP) is several hundred dollars.
Then I remember it's owned by EA...
As of 2023 it's over 1000 USD.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-sims-4/sims-4-dlc-price.
TLDR: Overall total: $1064,45 USD/Β£974.35 GBP.
Time travel.
Grocery shopping but not forgetting half my order, same things every week
Iβd say I go to see a movie in an actual movie theater once a year, but the truth is I probably go half as often as that.
It isnβt that I am not interested in movies, I just donβt see the value. I am supposed to pay for a ticket, concessions, and whatever goes into travel to the theater to watch a movie with a bunch of (probably annoying) strangers in a fairly gross environment?
My guess is my annual box office contribution is approximately 0.5x the current ticket price.
If, however, there was a $20/month subscription service which would let me watch new releases at home, I would subscribe.
Even if it was relegated to expensive hardware, like an Apple Vision Pro, I would very likely buy the device and sign up for the subscription.
$240/year would be a hell of a lot more revenue than my current $5.50/yearβregardless of whether or not it would be exclusive to certain hardware or platforms.
Honestly, my current TV and sound system may not be as impressive as a theater, but they are good and Iβd take that experience over the modified bus depot experience of a public movie theater.
You speak some truth here. I've been meaning hard to try and go out to movie theaters. I just keep ending up not going. Like, I know I'm missing out on the experience of seeing things on a gigantic screen at the comfort of a chair. I know I'm missing out on the latest and greatest. But it's the expensive concessions and the experience of hearing many sounds coming from people as the movie itself tries drowning out that waters it down for me. Not to mention having to travel to the theater and pay the rising ticket prices just for the negatives.
don't get consession, just bring a water and call it good
then tickets are then $10-15, at least in that USA, that's easily justifiable to me once a month or so
Man, I would never get a subscription for the Apple Vision / HP Reverb G2
Tbh, even if Valve offered one I don't think I would... I'm sure it would be the most fair subscription service out there, but I just don't think I could get on board.
I know somebody who knows someone who has a private movie (TV, etc) server and had the access for free up to this year... electric prices being what they are he finally had to start charging 10$ a month.
I've used it for 4 years so in 4 more years the total charge is 5$ a month.
I will gladly pay for a service like this that's private & only done as a "hobby" rather than give my minutes to a corporation.
I wouldn't.
Would or actually do?
I would (but haven't bothered) to pay for getting rid of CGNAT.
I happily pay for my real debrid subscription.
Healthcare
Healthcare should be free
Taxes are the subscription.
Well, I mean.... to be fair, no healthcare is free. It's just paid for (in many cases) by taxes. That's the thing that isn't ever talked about. Taxes. The US has some of the lowest regional, state, and national taxes because there's no Healthcare taxes besides Medicare and social security. And even those are constantly being threatened to be deducted from.
If US had a set subscription for guaranteed universal Healthcare before the gov't could get their grubby hands on it, then US Healthcare could almost be something to brag about
As of 2021, the US spent 16.6% of its gross GDP ($23.59 billions) on healthcare expenditures. The very next was Germany, at 12.7% of its $4.28 billion GDP. The US is spending more per-capita than any other OECD country on healthcare, it's just not made visible by looking at the number on your tax report. You're still collectively paying for it one way or another.
But hey, yay, low taxes. Good for you, I guess?
That's the thing that isn't ever talked about. Taxes.
what lmao
I'm trying to figure out why you're being downvoted. It's possible I'm ignorant. However, it was my understanding that for the average individual in the U.S. we do have some of the lowest tax-to-GDP in the world. This is, of course, offset by drastic cost-of-living increases making any percentage of a tax increase an actual and substantial barrier. That said, any tax increase should come out of the top 10%. Everyone else has been paying the price for far too long.
Because they think the government is the problem with healthcare, not for-profit corporations.
They go hand-in-hand
CEO assassination as a service
One that splits my money over open source projects per my usage (I tell them). Currently it is too hard to find all donation links of all projects one uses and then keep an eye on them, update payment info and amount. Also if many people donate small amounts it would lessen the overhead compared to one person donating small amounts.
Apple Music, if they would fix their recommendation lists. If they allowed you to make actual , for lack of better phrase , stations like you can on Pandora.
Iβve given up and asking them. Iβm never going to get it so thereβs no point in asking them again. I donβt know why they wonβt make stations in that manner, but they just wonβt.
Try another service? Heard good things about the stations on Spotify and YouTube music π€·ββοΈ
An anime streaming service that actually has a lot of the older dubs not lost to time due to licensing deals expiring.
I don't have any subscriptions but maybe the patreon of a youtuber I like or something
Twit network that produces Security now if they would allow annual payment. I hate monthly payments.