Illusory Progress โ Day 32: Everything as a Subscription ๐ฆ
Short Recap of the Series
Day 2: Leasing โ you no longer own anything, you just lease.
Day 3: Heat pumps โ expensive dependence with a green coat.
Day 4: Electric cars โ trading oil dependence for battery and grid dependence.
Day 5: The 15-minute city โ locking your life into a small, controlled box.
The Narrative
The subscription economy is the future.
No big investments, low monthly fees, always the latest version, no hassle with maintenance or selling. Everything โas a serviceโ. So easy and flexible!
The Reality โ Multiple Layers
Layer 1: You Own Nothing
Car, phone, software, tools, music, movies, furniture, heating, transport โ everything becomes a subscription. At the end of the day you own nothing, only recurring costs.
Layer 2: More Expensive in the Long Run
What starts as a โlow monthly feeโ often ends up much more expensive than buying outright. Companies build in high margins, automatic price increases, and cancellation penalties.
Layer 3: Total Dependence
Software that stops working when the subscription ends
Car that can be remotely disabled
Heating that shuts off if you donโt pay
Tools that stop functioning after 30 days
Layer 4: Your Data as the New Currency
Every subscription continuously collects data about your behavior. That data is sold or used to personalize prices (โyou drive a lot, so you pay moreโ).
Layer 5: The Great Reset of Ownership
This is not just an economic trend โ it is a cultural shift: from โI ownโ to โI may use as long as I pay.โ
The ultimate form of engineered dependence.
The OIM Way Out
Buy where possible and pay it off.
Maintain things yourself or through independent parties.
Refuse unnecessary subscriptions.
Build real assets instead of monthly obligations.
True freedom starts with ownership.
You may have noticed that our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new Nexus Quick Post tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/nl/nexus-quick-post
Question to you
Do you want a life in which you own nothing and must ask permission every month to keep using things, or do you want real independence?
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**Illusory Progress โ Day 32: Everything as a Subscription** ๐ฆ
**Short Recap of the Series**
Day 2: Leasing โ you no longer own anything, you just lease.
Day 3: Heat pumps โ expensive dependence with a green coat.
Day 4: Electric cars โ trading oil dependence for battery and grid dependence.
Day 5: The 15-minute city โ locking your life into a small, controlled box.
**The Narrative**
The subscription economy is the future.
No big investments, low monthly fees, always the latest version, no hassle with maintenance or selling. Everything โas a serviceโ. So easy and flexible!
**The Reality โ Multiple Layers**
**Layer 1: You Own Nothing**
Car, phone, software, tools, music, movies, furniture, heating, transport โ everything becomes a subscription. At the end of the day you own nothing, only recurring costs.
**Layer 2: More Expensive in the Long Run**
What starts as a โlow monthly feeโ often ends up much more expensive than buying outright. Companies build in high margins, automatic price increases, and cancellation penalties.
**Layer 3: Total Dependence**
- Software that stops working when the subscription ends
- Car that can be remotely disabled
- Heating that shuts off if you donโt pay
- Tools that stop functioning after 30 days
**Layer 4: Your Data as the New Currency**
Every subscription continuously collects data about your behavior. That data is sold or used to personalize prices (โyou drive a lot, so you pay moreโ).
**Layer 5: The Great Reset of Ownership**
This is not just an economic trend โ it is a cultural shift: from โI ownโ to โI may use as long as I pay.โ
The ultimate form of engineered dependence.
**The OIM Way Out**
Buy where possible and pay it off.
Maintain things yourself or through independent parties.
Refuse unnecessary subscriptions.
Build real assets instead of monthly obligations.
True freedom starts with ownership.
***
You may have noticed that our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new **Nexus Quick Post** tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/nl/nexus-quick-post
**Question to you**
Do you want a life in which you own nothing and must ask permission every month to keep using things, or do you want real independence?
#IllusoryProgress #SubscriptionEconomy #Ownership #RealFreedom #ParasiticEconomy #OpenInternetManifest
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