It’s the same principles as drug dealers use to lull us into dependency. Soon AI will take over and we’ll need to subscribe to “life.”
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs.
-Made physical media harder to buy and use.
-Removed expandable storage from phones.
-Pushed us into streaming subscriptions.
-Made always-online normal.
-Made unlimited internet necessary.
-Slowly raised the price of everything.
Ownership quietly became renting.