this post was submitted on 06 May 2024
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The problem is that you're renting access to something you're not actually consuming.
Once you stop paying, you lose access and have nothing to show for it. They still have your money, though.
This is different than, say, paying for electricity which is consumed and no longer available for either party after consumption.
Sorry bud, you're defending being scammed.
Nice talking point just to cover your bum from shilling.
This isn't new, everything has it's place.
We rented a trench digger for the day from Home Depot in the 90s instead of buying one for thousands of dollars. That trench didn't magically go away when we returned the tool. That we didn't have access to the tool anymore was the plan.
Renting a U-haul for a move is incredibly more efficient than daily driving a giant box truck. Somehow, the things stay moved once the truck is returned.
You didn't subscribe to those things.
Oh my god dude renting has been a thing for millenia.
It's not nearly as bad as it is now.
And it was always a scam, even back then.