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Subscriptions Are Getting Out of Control

2026-01-31 Science & Technology
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Go to https://brilliant.org/coldfusion/ and get 30 days free and 20% off the annual Premium subscription, giving you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. Today subscriptions have seriously taken over the world, but why are most businesses going this way and just how far can they go? In this episode we explore how subscriptions became a part of our everyday lives with no end in sight. Watch or listen to ColdFusion on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YEwCKoRz8fEDqheXB6UJ1 ColdFusion Music: https://www.youtube.com/@coldfusionmusic http://burnwater.bandcamp.com ColdFusion Socials: https://discord.gg/coldfusion https://facebook.com/ColdFusionTV https://twitter.com/ColdFusion_TV https://instagram.com/coldfusiontv Created by: Dagogo Altraide Producers: Tawsif Akkas, Dagogo Altraide

Top Comments (10)

@lightflix 2026-01-31

if buying isnt owning, piracy isnt stealing

4.5k 123 replies
@CherryPauper 2026-01-31

Lol the subscription ad at the end of the video.

3.6k 83 replies
@lightflix 2026-01-31

$9.99 for 100 toilet flushes on your brand new smart toilet Pro

2.0k 57 replies
@CarlitoVN 2026-01-31

Ends with a subscription sponsor. Brilliant.

1.8k 22 replies
@Matt-jc2ml 2026-01-31

20:20 the irony of him advertising a subscription service at the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣

691 11 replies
@ThingsWithStringsMusicLessons 2026-01-31

I really hope Facebook becomes a subscription service. It can motivate everyone left to finally leave that damn place.

613 21 replies
@HDscreenerX 2026-02-01

The only way to fight this nonsense is to stop buying anything with endless subscriptions.

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@doodleplop800 2026-02-12

I fucking hate this existence. We could have been living in a utopia by now, but no. Greedy, sociopaths have robbed the rest of us and we live like peasants.

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@marchlopez9934 2026-02-02

We’ve moved from an economy of ownership to an economy of endless rent. The video perfectly captures the irony: we are now paying for 'subscription managers' just to protect ourselves from the very subscriptions we forgot we had. It’s no longer about the value of the service, but about how long a company can keep you on autopilot before you notice the drain on your bank account.

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@Cyancat123 2026-02-20

Is it just me or have I been seeing a lot of YouTube videos where the sponsor spot completely undercuts the point of the video?

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