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   Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 22:34:17 JST Cory Doctorow

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   @pteryx @Optional https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/#acx-ripoff

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     @Optional I'm pretty sure @pluralistic could explain this one more fully and easily than I have the energy to.

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     Optional (optional@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 22:34:22 JST Optional

     Can somebody explain to me why I can't simply buy an audiobook, but instead have to subscribe for credits, which can be exchanged for audiobooks?
     Who decided that audiobooks are not a product, but that buying audiobooks is actually a service for which I should be paying?
     Like, I have money and you have a product I want. Why make it more complicated than buying literally anything else?

     I'm genuinely interested in answers.