[probably_wrong]

> No "soon" about it, this is already how companies behave. If you have a Spotify subscription, try to cancel it.

I remember closing my account for a certain online dating site. I was presented with three different screens asking me whether I was really sure about canceling, and after that I was greeted with a message that read (more or less) "We've closed your account. Sometimes things in life take a bit of effort, you know?", which was the first time ever a website called me lazy.

The fact that it played like a bitter breakup was not lost on me.

[TeMPOraL]

A certain dating website was featured in an article which ended up on HN some time ago. I vividly recall a comment[0] that encouraged to make an account there and see what tactics they use to keep you there. It was a most enlightening experience for me (and an expensive one).

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3274218