Funny how everything people fear happening under communism comes to pass under capitalism in one way or another. Turns out that it is the capitalists who aim to strip people of their personal property by transforming everything into a rental.
You no longer own your media, books, computer, phone, or any other device; they’ve all been transformed into subscriptions. The moment you cease paying or the company decides to discontinue its services, you find yourself in an unfortunate predicament.
@yogthos Not owning our games from BigTech / BigBusiness?
Happy in a way for this... probably because I see game playing online as a kind of neutering of people and rending the players as non-players in real life. I don't mean to be cruel but there is always a reason such big money is pumped in gaming and war-games and y'all fell right it those habits. It's a choice I had to make also - stop playing war games, stop impersonal contact and unhealthy empty time (like at the end of the day or night that empty feeling) and I'm sure (you be the judge) a healthy 10minute jump in even every few hours is not what people do... it's sitting their killing time and people (virtually and themselves away from 'real life' <--- however bad reality is still needs better than games, Hollywood, BigTech business for graphics cards etc)
Welcome some attack on that but overall it's hardly possible to be wrong I feel and people stuck with games (and even computers) as wrong cup to overfill and 'we should be' (as humanity) doing a bit better / participating in more things more often.
I do like the idea of players really being non-players and big business to fed and occupy YOUR time with nothing much constructive.
Sometimes people need to have their toy taken away or even simply to go back to #Tetris (some good posts here) and simpler games - not the steroided versions sitting there like cats in headlights!
@freeschool it's not even a conspiracy that games like COD are actively used as military recruitment propaganda https://scheerpost.com/2022/11/19/call-of-duty-is-a-government-psyop-these-documents-prove-it/
Thing is that things going subscription isn't going to affect consumption habits. People didn't stop watching shows or listening to music when these things became largely subscriptions.
I think vast majority of people will just go along with this because they either don't care or don't understand the long term implications of losing ownership.
@yogthos Hmm well said and seems your right that the habits of many don't have much limit or end to them voluntarily,
█ but I thought the paying would eventually limit that rather than outright payment...
█ and also ability to pirate is much less possible probably as subscription so thinking of all the ways I personally downloaded before (and near-0 for games) I thought it could finally do it and back to offline gaming the oldier and emulation games! (which can be done via RetroArch once I get that working for Street Fighter online!!)
It has help to have less internet at times or less speed for example (as a similar parallel to having subscription or any limits)
So I thought via subscription (also needing banks, regular payment, credit card or whatever) maybe also help but maybe not...
Eventually, I hope people might end up in phases of cutting down everything things and leaving things like TV only... but yeah like you said it's the same and maybe games more so!. Thanks...
P.S I'll remember the phrase:
█"games like COD are actively used as military recruitment propaganda" or even post that now as I don't add externally link though the title is great:
█"Call of Duty Is a Government Psyop..."
@yogthos Yeah I'm with you there for indie games although scarily also very many I'm seeing now and almost having to ignore!! I've played the most basic helicopter or plane game a lot... but at least there are 'pick up and put down' keyboard things...
Also wanted to mention a bit of a judgement about #indie #games
that:
seriously seems people in this area of #indie on Fediverse (and like many things in life) don't know how to advertise themselves or get involved with non-dev / fan type people.. just it's hard for me even to gauge but if "communication" as a whole on Fediverse is my own experience it's got MUCH better but still people don't want to really talk about anything with fans... kinda feel that way (am reviewing it but before a month I felt like we couldn't hold a piece of strong together as the ongoing communication that is life, warts and all!)
It's getting better but an advertising machine for Fedi is needed in the good ways that advertises people if not people self-advertising like for my podcast (I've asked 10's of people to do sound bites / bytes and well a few takes but could be all of them!).
For example, feel free imagine yourself doing same, to advertise your things, likes or love in 1min audio clip on 'Your Love & Logic' podcast:
@freeschool I imagine they crunched the numbers and decided that enough people will end up paying for subscriptions to make it worth it.
Making piracy more difficult is likely a big part of the motivation for moving things to subscriptions to be honest.
The fact that they can't stop people pirating has been ranking corps for a long time, and games are the one place where they can make it nearly impossible to do.
I do hope this will get more people to look at indie games though.