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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Why on this overwhelmingly zealous communist site are people upvoting this bullheaded victim blaming free hand of the market put down of consumers?

If you complain about Windows having ads, telemetry, and security concerns on this site, you will be told to install Linux. They're not using a bullheaded victim blaming free hand of the market put down of consumers. They're telling you there is an alternative that has what you want. You don't need the government to regulate operating systems. You can just install any one of the many Linux distros.

This is the exact same thing. Stop buying video games with anti-consumer DRM. Video games without these features already exist and are actually the norm. It really isn't complicated.

You've definitely been burnt by these practices at least once and learned better right? So why should we not lobby for change?

Yes. I loved the Hitman series. It now has always online DRM. I haven't bought a Hitman game since 2012. My life hasn't been affected negatively in any way. I still have a huge library and backlog of other games without DRM. What would I lobby the government for? Remove DRM from Hitman? What a terribly insignificant thing to concern myself with. I have a backlog of other games to catch up on.