Archive
Nothing to Show for It
Articles on ownership, subscriptions, platform economics, and the ideas explored in Nothing to Show for It by Ian Wilkinson — published by Synthos Press.
Physical Media: Why Some People Are Buying It Again
Why some people are buying physical media again, and what ownership still does that streaming, licensing and access cannot replace.
Subscription Economy: Who Actually Profits From It?
Subscriptions promise convenience, but who actually profits? A clearer look at where the money goes and which costs stay with the customer.
Old DVDs: Why You Cannot Throw Them Away
That box of old DVDs is not just clutter. Why physical media stays hard to throw away, and what that reveals about ownership.
Subscription Fatigue Is Real. Here Is Why It Was Designed That Way.
Subscription fatigue is not an accident. Recurring payments were designed to feel small, stay hidden, and become harder to untangle over time.
Record Collection: What Yours Said About You (And Why It Mattered)
A record collection was never just storage. What it said about taste, identity and permanence, and what streaming no longer leaves behind.
Subscription Economy: How We Stopped Owning Things Without Noticing
The subscription economy arrived one reasonable decision at a time. Here is how ownership gave way to access, and what was quietly exchanged in the process.