How Everything Became A Subscription
I've never had a subscription, unless you count rent. Even my phone, I usually buy in larger blocks like a half year or a year, to save money.
Consumerism
Malvina Reynolds – Buying The Package
You're buying the package, you're buying the dream. You pay for the ads, on the television screen. They sell you a story, They sell you a mood, but what they don't deliver is food.
Happiness
The Gaia Foundation – Wake Up Call
Buying The Package (previously unreleased) – YouTube
"You're buying the package,
You're buying the dream,
You pay for the ads
On the television screen,
They sell you a story,
They sell you a mood,
But what they don't deliver is food."
Allan Sherman – Chim Chim Cheree (animation)
This animation takes Allan Sherman's 1965 song parody of American marketing up one step.