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I was thinking to myself that it's amazing that rental music services still exist on the internet, because I thought that it was basically a losing proposition. I decided to test my hypothesis though...

Auf Ruby Bitte!
>> AvgLifeSpan = {"male" => 74, "female" => 78}
=> {"female"=>78, "male"=>74}
>> serviceFee=5
=> 5
>> CurrentAge=28
=> 28
>> YearsRemaining = AvgLifeSpan["male"] - CurrentAge
=> 46
>> MonthsRemaining = YearsRemaining * 12
=> 552
>> EstimatedServiceCost = MonthsRemaining * serviceFee
=> 2760
>> CurrentSongCount=2872
=> 2872
>> CostPerSong=0.99
=> 0.99
>> TotalCurrentInvestment=CurrentSongCount * CostPerSong
=> 2843.28

So given a flat service fee for life (impossible given inflation), I'm just about to hit the tipping point. But then I remembered...
>> AbilityToPlayMyMusicAnywhereOrAnyhow="Priceless"
=> "Priceless"