"You will own nothing, and be happy" [0] mentality has creeped its way in many industries. What was described as a dystopia in 2017 may now feel like an approaching wall. Happy Monday.
You should be more explicit with your insinuation. That Auken created the term as a critique does not remove the fact that companies have ended up looking at it as a MO. If you're looking at it from the conspiracy side of things, that's your problem. I'm personally annoyed I increasingly can't fully own what I buy because of some "subscribification" of goods and services.
I’m completely with you. Paywalled battery? Heated seats? Bananas. Just wanted to point out that it was meant as a critique. Or maybe to show off that I read your link :)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ll_own_nothing_and_be_ha...