@gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus I feel like companies dont...

I feel like companies dont want us owning anything anymore.

I just bought a new printer & they tried to sell me a monthly "ink subscription" based on how many pages I print per month. For .99/ month you get 10 prints per month.

Like WTF?
A brand new housing development is being built next to my recently built neighborhood & they have "now leasing" signs - they're not planning to even sell the newly built (townhome) units, just leasing.

Like 6 Jul 2023 at 15:12 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.social

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Seiðr

@iHeartHockey29 @gamesbymanuel The easy comparison would be with Feudalism, but they did it already more recently: company towns, company stores.

6 Jul 2023 at 15:17 | Open on mstdn.social

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@Illuminatus @iHeartHockey29 @gamesbymanuel they're even bringing those back. Big company is building a neighborhood to provide housing for employees moving to the area.

HMMMMMM.

6 Jul 2023 at 18:01 | Open on artisan.chat

MarjorieR

@iHeartHockey29 @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus and what about cars?
Not content with getting us to lease rather than own then they then want to only enable heated seats on a monthly subscription.

6 Jul 2023 at 18:04 | Open on social.linux.pizza