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> Here's another idea: lifestyle subscriptions, you pay your entire salary for a packaged life

I find that idea genuinely horrifying.

Isn't that what Apple is doing right now, in microcosm? Pay your thousands every couple of years for devices, pay for your subscriptions, and put in your AirPods, all for the privilege of being like everyone else?

I don't know. I am pretty allergic to the Apple way of doing things, so I'm unfamiliar with such details.

What part do you find horrifying?

I don't believe in dystopia. As a child I enjoyed going through catalogue and picking things out that I wanted. I enjoyed package holiday brochures.

I don't know how you maintain a very high standard of living for the cheapest possible cost for a large group of people.

A packaged life? How is it horrifying? As if someone knows what I want better than I do?

I wake up everyday and it's a "choose your own adventure" day for me. Why would I want everything pre-configured. How could I adapt to changing circumstances if I'm locked in for the next X weeks or years on some package.

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