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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by ben_w on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:20AM (#36667715)
Even geniuses misread things.

An ex of mine, much smarter that me, literal PhD in quantum mechanics from Cambridge, misread the text of a free "create account" option on a game service (having an account would let you record high-scores and achievements) as a request for money to play that specific game.

> unless someone makes a miracle drug.

I hope someone will do this anyway ^_^;

Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by BearOso on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:41PM (#36668910)
I think your ex was a little more intuitive than you think. Those accounts are never free. They just don't have an upfront "cost." You're gonna pay for it one way or another. You know the expression, TANSTAAFL.