Sorry you feel that way OP.I felt the same way until the PS4. Since I will want online play for the duration of my PS4 lifespan, it just makes sense. Thanks to Black Friday I am set for 4 years now. Whether I get to keep the free games or not is irrelevant since I have plenty of time to play them. And, at $3/month, it's nothing to really scoff at considering I'll be getting AT LEAST 1 free game a month to enjoy + access to my favourite MP content for disc based games.
It really doesn't make sense to hate on something as trivial when it is instrisically so valuable.