Why our ‘right to own’ is important in a subscription-based world

Good article, but no mention of the World Economic Forum/Klaus Schwab's Great Reset.

They don't hide that in order to save resources and deal with climate change, renting (& circular economy in general) should become the norm whenever possible.

Another thing this article touches but without digging deeper : not all subscription-based things are bad. It depends of the product and the benefits to the user : Spotify's subscription is more about being able to use their algorithm (I guess?) than storing songs ; a car manufacturer's subscription to be able to use your car is stupid.

To be fair and as the article points out, one big reason for subscription based model is because it's a very stable profit model, however this model is also very one sided.

I think however one simple solution is to push for legislation that forces companies to have a PayG model (pay-as-you-go), this will still make it profitable but also hopeful drive other models to the for front.

But it wouldn't solve the elephant in the room:

You essentially have 0 digital autonomy.

This is something that has baffled me about people talking about privacy, how the tend to not bring up this very benevolent dictator unto the customer.