This question just came to me while I was buying a subway pass. It’s priced very well, provides a very good service, doesn’t suffer from enshittification, and its price increases very rarely.
What are some other services which people don’t mind subscribing to?
Cloud storage makes no sense at all. You’re better off creating your own server in your house.
Oh no, your house just burnt down. Now all your data is gone.
You don’t have house redundancy? What about the 3-2-1 rule for residences?
Cloud housing when?
Oh no, your cloud account got banned because you commented killing Palestinian children is bad on a social media platform they also own. Now all your data is gone.
Oh no, your cloud account got banned because that hello world binary you just shared with your friend got flagged as a virus. Now all your data is gone.
Oh no, your cloud account got banned because you were using adblock on their paid streaming service. Now all your data is gone.
Oh no, your cloud account got banned because you were sharing your password with your friend so they can use your paid streaming account. Now all your data is gone.
Oh no, you uploaded media files that you bought but they got replaced with DRM versions.
Oh no, they’re suddenly not letting you log in until you upload your ID and a 3D scan of your head. Now all your data is held hostage.
Oh no, they accidentally deleted the production database and the recent data you absolutely can’t afford to lose wasn’t in the backup.
Oh no, you got phished and they changed your password from under you. Now all your data is theirs.
Oh no, they suffered a data breach. Now all your data is on the dark web.
Oh no, they’re developing the next generation AI. Now all your data is being used to help companies replace workers and the right prompt might just give some rando fragments of your personal information.