To be totally fair, I don't think $1500/yr is a small number, but the author subscribes to so many stuff. I can't get close to that even actively trying. I think most of people would end up with something close to $500/yr which is even more reasonable.
I feel like it depends on what we want to call an app subscription. I feel like most people I know from my parent's generation pay close to $1,500 a year on TV cable service alone. Considering how much of the author's spend is sports and streaming services, that feels fair to consider TV cable in this context.
To be totally fair, I don't think $1500/yr is a small number, but the author subscribes to so many stuff. I can't get close to that even actively trying. I think most of people would end up with something close to $500/yr which is even more reasonable.