Nope it's worth it for industry standard software. Go check the other threads for a ton of feed back on the subject. Adobe subscription software is never old and you never have to buy a new version. The math works, sorry you don't get a CD to toss in the bottom drawer.
Cheap tools often end up costing you more in terms of time (if your time has value) and money (since you often abandon cheap products).
May not be the best to all people but many professional content creation folk and editors do consider it the best. Not to mention Adobe education and resources they offer for free are worth the subscription alone.
Many of us dripped 1.8k on gear, is $252 for a year's worth of a professional grade software tools really the breaking point. Hell some folks drop $750 for a
smart controller because they didn't like plugging in a cable or blocking a small portion of the controller screen.
I think what pisses ALOT of people off the most is that subscription software is much harder to pirate or steal.
Just my two cents. Toss them in a well and make a wish.