And I'm sorry you missed the forrest for the trees.
Paying a subscription charge for heated seats is just the tip of the iceberg example from today's headlines.
It is an exemplar of the rot in our society that increasingly demonstrates the items you purchase you don't own nor can you repair them and that no meaningful privacy exists.
Perhaps this less "first world" example that follows from the same rot will appease you.
Once upon a time, farmers owned the equipment and seeds they purchased and harvested. Now, they own nothing.
Try reselling or harvesting and re-planing seeds from your crop this year and Monsanto will see you in court even if those crops grew from seeds carried onto your property by the wind. Those seeds and all future generations belong to them not the farmer.
Paying a subscription charge for heated seats is just the tip of the iceberg example from today's headlines.
It is an exemplar of the rot in our society that increasingly demonstrates the items you purchase you don't own nor can you repair them and that no meaningful privacy exists.
Perhaps this less "first world" example that follows from the same rot will appease you.
Once upon a time, farmers owned the equipment and seeds they purchased and harvested. Now, they own nothing.
Try reselling or harvesting and re-planing seeds from your crop this year and Monsanto will see you in court even if those crops grew from seeds carried onto your property by the wind. Those seeds and all future generations belong to them not the farmer.