[izacus]

> It's sad that a basic element of computing is now considered a privilege people need to pay for.

Just like it's sad that being asked to pay the creator and service provider is now something we need to write whole articles to whine about.

How do you thing we'll get rid of personal data tracking and collection if you don't even want to pay a pittance for service you're using?

[Nextgrid]

My problem is not with paying. My problem is that I am being asked to pay not for the content itself, but to remove bullshit limitations that shouldn't be there in the first place.

Also, it's very naive to think Google will suddenly stop tracking you just because you're paying for Premium... quite the opposite actually, as you've now given them a valid credit card and billing address.

[izacus]

Everything a paid service doesn't give you until you pay is a "bullshit limitation" right? Is all always arbitrary. Why do you refuse to pay for the features if you want them? Why do you feel they should serve you for free?

[Nextgrid]

There’s a difference between a service not giving me something and a service explicitly breaking platform conventions.

When I open a browser tab with audio in it I expect to be able to switch to a different app and the audio keeps playing. YouTube explicitly uses hacks to break that on mobile. I consider it very nasty to get out of your way and interfere with browser & OS features like that.