Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Getting you signed up for Prime isn't just a matter of taking $140 out of your pocket ...
Getting you signed up for Prime isn't just a matter of taking $140 out of your pocket once - because while Amazon has produced a greased slide that whisks you into a recurring Prime subscription, the process for *canceling* that recurring payment is more like a greased *pole* you must climb to escape the Prime pit. This is typical of many services, where signing up happens in a couple clicks, but canceling is a Kafkaesque nightmare.
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