While it's true that one is forced more and more into subscriptions, there is still choice involved. I recently looked for a coin tracking tool, trialing about 5 different solutions and in the end went for the one that offered a lifetime deal.
Some businesses are waking up to this fact and potential competitive advantage, as are some indiehackers already.
Health insurance is an American thing, the rest of the developed world includes that in taxes.
Internet and mobile phone (and in my case, landline) are the most unavoidable subscriptions. They are also far more expensive than they ought to be.
But a home is not hard to live without? I'm just pointing out the contradictions in the comment.
> Health insurance is an American thing, the rest of the developed world includes that in taxes.
I'm French, but I can see on my pay stub how much goes to health insurance, and I have to pay for supplementary health insurance to cover beyond the basics. It's not an "American thing".
> Internet and mobile phone (and in my case, landline) are the most unavoidable subscriptions. They are also far more expensive than they ought to be.
Well, overpricing is an American thing then. I pay 10€/mo for unlimited calls, texts, data, and 25Gb roaming data, and 30€/mo for 5Gbps unlimited internet.