You no longer own your car, your software, your music, or your films--you rent them. Big Tech has quietly rebuilt the entire economy so that you keep paying forever. Meanwhile, you're paying in time: scanning your own shopping, booking your own appointments, doing unpaid labor companies once did for you.This eye-opening exposé reveals the hidden architecture of the subscription economy and calculates the true cost of what economists call 'usurocratic capitalism'--a system designed to extract endless rent from both your wallet and your time.
Essential reading for anyone feeling the squeeze of modern consumer life.