The rabbit hole on animation cells probably goes way deeper than you realise:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimationCels/

I hate software subscriptions so much. I hated MMOs for the same reason. I shouldn't say this out aloud, or in text, but... imagine paying per frame generated on your GPU, instead of buying the bloody thing.

The future is bleak.

We will own nothing, but I don't think we will be happy. :)