It's something I've been pondering for a while, as even in my futile attempts to avoid subscriptions, it's bordering on impossible now to not have at least one subscription a month.
I moderate a car forum, and I have always found it baffling the amount of people who 'hire' their cars..(and even more so when they want people to tell them 'what a beautiful car' they have blah blah when it's not actually theirs!)
With the cost of life becoming higher and higher, and advertising and markets programming us to want the 'new thing' every few months, it does look bleak about how much of life we won't actually own..
The pandemic has seen a boom in companies offering a paid monthly membership. But why are so many of us signing up – and will we kick the habit after lockdown?
www.theguardian.com