2 days ago · A reporter at Mother Jones writes about a $169 alarm clock with special lighting and audio effects. But to use the features, "you need to pay an additional $4.99 per month, in …

2 days ago · Welcome to the age of subscription captivity, where an increasing share of the things you pay for actually own you. This rant isn’t really about streaming platforms.

4 days ago · 💸 You used to BUY things. Now you pay forever.Photoshop. Movies. Music. Cloud storage. Even cars. 🚗💻So what changed?In this video, we explain subscription...

1 day ago · To utilize these features, though, you need to pay an additional $4.99 per month, in perpetuity. Welcome to the age of subscription captivity, where an increasing share of the …

Your digital rent is skyrocketing. To cut back, turn off auto-renew and hunt down forgotten subscriptions in your credit-card statements and smartphone settings.

Dec 10, 2025 · The study described this trend as “subscription captivity,” but it also highlighted a key dynamic: some subscription services have enough pricing power to consistently raise …

Dec 8, 2025 · However, according to a Wall Street Journal article over the weekend, we don’t exactly have much choice in the matter, graduating from a collective sense of subscription …