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minus-squareFisch@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·edit-210 months agoOr just force all subscriptions to allow you to cancel with one click
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·10 months agoSubscriptions with a dead man’s switch. If you don’t signal you want to keep the subscription after a few years, it’s automatically cancelled. You can sign up at the same price you left with if it cancels automatically.
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI don’t think an annual dead man’s switch is unreasonable or burdensome.
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThat would be fine with me too. I think every two would be my sweet spot if it was something like spotify.
Or just force all subscriptions to allow you to cancel with one click
Subscriptions with a dead man’s switch. If you don’t signal you want to keep the subscription after a few years, it’s automatically cancelled. You can sign up at the same price you left with if it cancels automatically.
I don’t think an annual dead man’s switch is unreasonable or burdensome.
That would be fine with me too. I think every two would be my sweet spot if it was something like spotify.