[cortesoft]

So do you just end up with a lot of unsolved problems? I get the principal, but does it end up hurting you in practice? Or do you end up solving the problem with a free tool? If so, I guess the product wasn’t really needed.

[TeMPOraL]

And/or the problem is minor enough to not be worth the costs of subscription - costs that include not just the sticker monthly price, but also cognitive space taken by unnecessary, unwanted, forced ongoing relationship with a random third party, and all the value-add/upsell bullshit on top. Couple that with relatively low trust that a random app is not trying to scam you somehow...

[FpUser]

>"So do you just end up with a lot of unsolved problems?

All the non free tools I use and paid for do provide trial version which lets me evaluate it without pulling out CC. Wake up and look around. Plenty of those.

[rrrix1]

Not OP, but some "problems" actually aren't.

More often, I'm looking for an easier / faster / better way to something I'm already doing, either because I want to do it _less_ (e.g. pay monthly bills) or I want to do it _more_ (e.g. find & read relevant news).

I'm Curious. Seeking innovation. Exploring.

Just because I can get water from a well with a bucket doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy modern plumbing and irrigation.

[Guthur]

None of them are really needed, we have survived for thousands of years without phones and computers.

Food is a problem i must solve, clicking on some cow clicker or whatever was never a problem until we made it one.