I have a folder of these things and I hate using them but in a lot of cases you’re over paying if you don’t use their apps or missing out on free shit and honestly every dollar counts in my situation lol

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you’re over paying if you don’t use their apps or missing out on free shit

It's not really "free" and the economic coercion is intentional. I understand your precarity but I fucking hate that it's made that way.

[–] viva_la_juche@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah I shouldn’t have said free, i was just thinking about how they frame the rewards at the time and really meant reduced cost but yeah that’s exactly what it is. they do have people over a barrel and definitely should be illegal