Your perspective is not mine at all... and I am not cattle by any means.
Try this analogy on for size:
Imagine you like working with wood to craft furniture.
A subscription is like a fabulous workshop opened next door to your house with all the latest expensive tools for cutting, shaping, assembling and finishing a piece of custom furniture you made. Great HVAC and lighting in the place. Also, there is a convenient supply of quality and exotic woods on hand... and even a storefront attached where you can offer what you make for sale if you want.
Having such a workshop yourself with all these tools and amenities would be very expensive to own and maintain. If what you really enjoy is making the furniture, this new place next door is a fantastic thing that now exists!