That part about everything being a subscription hit me hard. I tried to buy a simple photo editing app last week and literally couldn't. It was only a monthly fee, no way to just own it. You're right, it does make every interaction feel cheap and temporary, like we're just renting our own lives. The personal touch is gone because the systems are built for thousands of users, not for you as a person. It feels like we're all just accounts on a spreadsheet now.

Referencing "hardly anyone knew about," my bad, I'm probably the guy who tells one friend and then it's everywhere.

Heard snake plants do great in low light spots like that, @emeryshah. They're pretty tough so might not end up crispy like marksanchez's did.