At every layer, the assumption is the same: Someone is going to try to break this. Stop them before they start.

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model was promised as a way to lower upfront costs and deliver continuous improvements. In its cynical iteration, it has become a mechanism for perpetual rent-seeking.

It is software built not to solve your problem, but to survive you.

Open your phone. Delete any app where the primary interaction is "dismiss the upgrade popup." If the app spends more time asking for money than doing the job, it is not an app; it is a tax collector.