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   marco_m_aus_f (marco_m_aus_f@freiburg.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Aug-2025 06:03:23 JST marco_m_aus_f

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   • Jason Gorman

   @jasongorman Cars, E-Bikes, your TV...

   tl;dr: do not ever buy physical items that require subscriptions.

   I mean, come on! A subscription to keep heating the drivers seat? How's that even legal?

   Edit: Apparently Volkswagen does not want to sell cars anymore. Without a subscription, your car will only have slow speeds.
   Good riddance!

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     Jason Gorman (jasongorman@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Aug-2025 06:03:24 JST Jason Gorman

     We live in an age where "premium" means "Not deliberately shit". What a time to be alive.

     Minoru Saba repeated this.
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     Jason Gorman (jasongorman@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Aug-2025 06:03:24 JST Jason Gorman

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     "We couldn't think of a way to add value, so we took value away and you'll have to pay extra to get it back."

     Rich Felker repeated this.