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There was a time when buying something actually meant it belonged to you. You saved up your money. You handed over the cash and that was the end of the transaction. That deal gave you a sense of security. It was a little piece of the world that was yours to keep. You could pass it down to your kids. You could tinker with it in your garage. But lately, that promise of ownership is hitting a wall. We are living in a world that is only affordable enough to be renters instead of a world where everyone can be owners. Everything from the apps on your phone to the hardware in your living room is pitched as a convenience that can be monetized perpetually. In reality, the subscription model is a way for companies to keep a permanent meter running on your life. It is a tough situation to deal with. You work hard to get ahead and yet nowadays, you find that every tiny corner of your day requires a monthly tribute. We have always known that existing comes with a tab, like dealing with the power bill or the water bill. There are utilities where it is inevitable to deal with the perpetual cost of being alive. But now, that ledger is growing like a weed into areas where it used to be just "buy-it-for-life" and done, but then the deal was replaced by the subscription model. The progression of this model leeching into every sector of the modern human life is a total dismantling of what it means to actually have something of your own. The "buy once" era is actively being buried under a mountain of recurring invoices, which will eventually turn us into perpetual renters.

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