title: Aug 24 2020 - 04:30:11 AM
date: 2020-08-24 04:30:11
slug: 24-043011
status: published
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Another great thread of a model that's becoming way too common that nobody's noticing. "buying" is dying in favor of "perpetual rent" due services links associated with tech.