News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to cancel. Parent comment

Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by safety1st on Saturday January 20, 2024 @01:39AM (#39065276)
Yeah I'm extremely critical of big tech in general, but calling tech companies criminal because people subscribe for stuff then don't use it sounds like a double standard to me. This is the way we are able to have nice gyms at reasonable prices. It probably contributes to making other subscriptions cheaper too.

If you want to make the world better you have to focus on the correct things. One of those is that deceptively advertised, difficult to cancel subscriptions should not be allowed. Another is that monopoly/oligopoly leads to price hikes and should also not be allowed. But people remaining in voluntary transactions which don't make sense to your personal sense of frugality? Honestly not the right bone to pick.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by taffer on Saturday January 20, 2024 @06:53AM (#39066721)
> difficult to cancel subscriptions should not be allowed

In the European Union, you can cancel any subscription by email.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by vasco on Sunday January 21, 2024 @04:01AM (#39076826)
Warning to the sailor: results may vary.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to c... by wolverine876 on Saturday January 20, 2024 @07:18PM (#39074077)
With the state of the world - climate change, dictatorship, warfare, corporate power, AI, mass surveillance - none of these issues is the right bone to pick.

But I agree there's a matter of degree: If people get renewal warnings and can easily cancel ('Reply with the word 'Cancel''), that's different.

> which don't make sense to your personal sense of frugality?

Why attribute stuff to people who disagree with you, in order to dismiss them? Why is it important to dismiss them? Maybe just believe they have some reasons and try to learn what they are.

[ Parent | on HN ]