I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’ve been frustrated by something since 2013. It’s not a huge frustration but rather a little niggly stone in my shoe that has refused to go away. It all began in June of that year when Photoshop decided to transition from a one-off purchase model to a subscription model. I remember thinking, “Can they do this? Is this even legal? If I buy something, then surely I own it, don’t I?” The answers turned out to be, yes, yes, and no. It turned out that this was a one-way train that no one could stop.
Fast forward 11 years and it’s become difficult to own anything outright. I even have friends who hire their washing machines on subscription. It’s infiltrated every area of our lives and I’m not particularly happy about it.
