Vanth
Could one just swap the credit card and email associated with the Pelaton account, and transfer the account to the new owner of the used machine? No "reactivation" fee needed if it never goes idle.
Caution needed if handing it over to a rando from Craigslist, ofc. But if I were selling to friend or family, I'd be willing to put in a little effort to save them $95.
The few people I know who are into the Pelaton community do it for the competition/gamification element. They watch their status against global leaderboards and are highly motivated by it.
For those that it works for, great. I am highly motivated by competition, but those prices are too rich for my blood.
Maybe there are also people into Pelaton who are like those who pay a monthly gym subscription even if they have space at home? And could buy a home setup that saves them money. The monthly pay makes them commit financially and motivates them to go to the gym consistently.
Serious version. Probably mostly US-centric:
Credit cards are a tool. Just like any other tool, they can be useful or they can cause damage when improperly used. Educate yourself on how to wield a credit card effectively.
Invest in tennis balls. They have a high rate of return.
they stop screaming for 4 years
Is the ice cream roofied? Coma drugs are the only way a kid stops screaming for 4 whole years.
Does lemmy need this PSA: Don't roofie your kids, folks. It's bad for them, mmkay?
I interpreted it as you don't heat the pot while the frog is still in the pond. You only apply heat slowly once the front is already in the pot.
Don't load up the ads until the users are already on Threads. Wait until they are active on Threads, then crank up the ads when it's more difficult for the users to leave.
One more for "avoids collecting hobbies". I can't think of a single collectible thing that has held my interest my entire life, I have no reason to think anything out there would hold it going forward for the rest of my life.
I drop hobbies when they stop being fun, for whatever reason. Sometimes I get bored with it, sometimes my goal was only ever to dabble in it to try it out, sometimes it's closely associated with certain people and those people are no longer involved, sometimes I move and a previous hobby doesn't work as well in my new location.
Yes, I would notice, and yes, I would be really fucking annoyed. I swapped the fridge door to the way it is so that I can turn from my stovetop and open it with my dominant hand. Fittings were worn and I barely made it work without running something, so changing it for the prank and then again to correct it would probably damage it for good.