On the “subscriptions or not” part, the useful distinction is what’s left when you cancel.
Amazon products, even if you paid monthly to get them would still be in your hand, and potentially of value if you canceled your subscription. Same goes for “build this ship one piece a month” kind of irl subscriptions: arguably nobody would buy your half built ship, but it’s still in your hand when you stop paying, and it makes a decent paperweight.
Disney+ or MLB leave nothing if you unsubscribe, in that respect looking at it the same way as Adobe CS if fair imo.
I'm not sure if that's true though - If I subscribe to Disney+ for a month and watch hours of movies and TV shows that I enjoy, someone from Disney doesn't come by my house and mind-wipe me when unsubscribe.
What's left when I cancel a media subscription is all the enjoyment I had in the past while engaging with the media it provided, and maybe the conversations I had with friends or family about the Baseball game we all watched. They don't "leave nothing" any more than going to spend time with a friend leaves you with nothing when you come home after.
That seems meaningfully different than something like Adobe CS or a VPN - When I cancel my VPN subscription, I no longer have a VPN. I don't subscribe to Adobe CS because I inherently enjoy my time using Adobe CS, I do it because it's helpful for a hobby or job I have.
Amazon products, even if you paid monthly to get them would still be in your hand, and potentially of value if you canceled your subscription. Same goes for “build this ship one piece a month” kind of irl subscriptions: arguably nobody would buy your half built ship, but it’s still in your hand when you stop paying, and it makes a decent paperweight.
Disney+ or MLB leave nothing if you unsubscribe, in that respect looking at it the same way as Adobe CS if fair imo.