Hello, this is Oing.
“Now, we live in a world where you even subscribe to grave sites.”
Does this sound like a joke? In Japan, it is already a reality. If you subscribe to a columbarium service, they will move your remains to a partner temple in your desired region. A world where you can move your parents’ remains from Paju to Busan with a single app application. We have arrived in an era where even death is managed through ‘recurring payments.’
In a world where everything we breathe, eat, and enjoy is connected via subscription, what are you currently subscribing to? Netflix? YouTube Premium?
The story Oing wants to tell today is not about simple ‘money-draining subscriptions.’ It is about the [AI Subscription Club], a survival kit to expand your brain and prevent you from falling behind in a capitalist society.
If you read this post to the end, you will realize that by avoiding AI to save $20-$30 a month, you have been taking a dangerous gamble with your future.
1. A $1.5 Trillion Market: Where Does the Money Come From?
According to a UBS report, the global subscription economy market is worth approximately 2,000 trillion KRW ($1.5 trillion). This figure is 40 times larger than the forecasted growth of the entire AI industry.
Why? Because the core of capitalism is “solving annoyance.”
Humans instinctively chase comfort. ‘Automatic payments,’ which make us forget the pain of paying every time, are golden geese for corporations. Once you step in, you cannot get out—the Lock-in Effect. This is the terrifying power of the subscription economy.
However, here we must adopt the perspective of a producer, not a consumer. While others consume time watching Netflix, someone else is leveraging their time by subscribing to AI.
An AI Subscription Club is not just a utility. It is the cost of hiring a ‘digital secretary’ who thinks, writes, and analyzes for you. It is like employing a staff member who works 24 hours a day for $30 a month. If this calculation doesn’t make sense to you, you need to re-examine your capitalist mindset.
2. The Intelligence Gap Creates a Lifespan Gap
The saying “money buys time” is old news. Now, we are in an era where “money buys intelligence and life.”
According to a study by the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences, the healthy life expectancy of the top 20% income bracket is 8.66 years longer than that of the bottom 20%. Is this shocking? Experts predict that the lifespan gap between those who use AI doctors and healthcare subscription services and those who do not will widen to 20 years in the future.
Those who join an AI Subscription Club have their body data analyzed in real-time, prevent diseases, and maintain optimal conditions. On the other hand, those who rely on free versions or ignore them altogether only visit the hospital when they are sick.
This is the ‘New Class Society’ brought about by technology.
It is not just a matter of work efficiency. The economic power to subscribe to AI and the intelligence to utilize it are becoming directly linked to ‘survival,’ the most basic human need. If you stand still, you won’t just fall behind; you might literally ‘disappear.’
3. Which AI Should You Subscribe To? (Service Comparison)
For those asking, “So, what should I use?”, I have summarized the major AI subscription services currently leading the market. If you stick to free versions, you will only get a ‘taste.’ You must hold a proper knife to cook a proper meal.
| Service Name | Model Version | Cost (Monthly) | Oing’s One-Line Review |
| ChatGPT | GPT-4o / o1 | $20 | The most versatile all-rounder. Great for coding, writing, and analysis. |
| Claude | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | $20 | Surpasses humans in nuance and writing. Specialized for drafting text. |
| Gemini | Gemini 3 Pro | $20 | The king of Google ecosystem integration (Docs, Mail). Overwhelming data processing capacity. |
| Perplexity | Pro Version | $20 | The end of traditional search. Drastically reduces time spent finding and summarizing info. |
Free versions are slow, dim-witted, and disconnect often. The moment you subscribe to the paid version, it is like installing a supercar engine. If you think this $30 monthly investment is a waste, that is exactly how much you value your time.
4. Governments and Corporations are Late; Only Individuals Can Be Fast
The government is belatedly shouting for ‘Sovereign AI,’ aiming to build a Korean-style AI. Large corporations are scrambling to introduce their own AI. But to put it coldly, they are slow.
While nations and giant corporations build systems and review security, we individuals can borrow the world’s best brains starting today by simply entering a credit card number.
This is the opportunity. When organizations hesitate, individuals can achieve overwhelming performance through AI subscriptions.
A situation where Employee A at a large corporation takes 3 days to make a report, while Employee B at a small company uses AI to create a higher quality one in 30 minutes. This is the ‘mutiny’ currently happening in the field.
Waiting for the company to pay for it? By then, you will have already lost your spot to a competitor who is proficient in AI. Opportunity does not come to those who wait. Those who pay first and seize the initiative make the rules.
5. Subscription Now, Survival Later
AI is different from messengers like KakaoTalk. Rather than the network effect of “My friends use it, so I should too,” the first-mover advantage of “I will use it first to get ahead of others” is much more powerful.
Joining an AI Subscription Club now is not mere consumption. It is the most certain insurance and investment for your future self.
- Information Asymmetry: Get faster and more accurate information than others.
- Time Leverage: While others work overtime, you can engage in self-development or side hustles.
- Expansion of Opportunity: Just knowing how to handle AI opens up new revenue pipelines (side jobs, lectures, content creation).
Change comes without warning. Do you remember when smartphones first came out? Those who adapted quickly then became the leaders of today’s mobile business. The AI revolution is ten times faster and more powerful than that.
Observers Pay Money, Executors Earn Money
The world will be divided into two types of people:
Those who only pay subscription fees to consume AI,
and those who subscribe to AI to produce 10 or 100 times the value.
Are you afraid of the $30 monthly subscription fee? Or are you afraid of a future where you become obsolete because you tried to save that money?
The answer is already there.
Right now, pick an AI service that suits you and press the subscribe button. Then ask questions, command it, and utilize it like crazy. That is the only way to survive in the capitalist jungle.
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