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[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

I just realised that I am in fact subscribed to this. Fuck that!

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

BWAH-ha-HA-HA! I still find it humorous I'm refusing to subscribe, upon pure principle.

let me guess, you're also subscribed to Amazon prime, and you have a BMW with a monthly subscription to use the heated seats option you already paid for 🤣

just kidding. i hope.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I bought a washer and a dryer that just so happens to include WiFi for “smart” features. I refuse to use the smart features because I’d have to subscribe to their cloud services. It’s not worth it to me. And who needs WiFi on laundry?

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup! You're in the right Lemmy community for that! Express all your "smart" laundry machine grievances in !FuckSubscriptions@lemmy.world

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

You say that like I own a washing machine.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Well I was talking to dohpaz42, not you.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I WOULD NEVER

subscribe to a car. I am subscribed to a three wheeled bicycle helmet service.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

three wheeled bicycle helmet service.

..what do you need wheels on your helmet for?

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I don't. I subscribe because it's a service I believe in.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Please explain your three-wheeled bicycle helmet service.

[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago

I was gonna subscribe to this blief too, but the iront was too much

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

LOL are you drunk right now

[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

i do not subscribe to alcoholism

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well then what would you ascribe your typos to?

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think they're trying to be irontic

[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

What web UI are you using?

[-] ben_dover@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[-] Sunny@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago
[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I installed the app but it costs me $0

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I subscribed. I really shouldn't be here, should I...

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago
[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

yeah, after I posted this, I read down the short list of posts here and saw I indeed did not have an original thought

this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2024
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Fuck Subscriptions

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