This article boils down to "stop liking things I don't like!". I play games for the fun of it, not for the ideology of their licensing. > Most commercial compu

This article boils down to "stop liking things I don't like!". I play games for the fun of it, not for the ideology of their licensing. > Most commercial computer games are not only proprietary software, but also require proprietary platforms such as Microsoft Windows and Steam. This means you do not have the ability to understand or maintain your computer. I understand my gaming machine very well. I don't often dive into the code behind my Linux boxes, or look up the Darwin source for my Mac either. Having access to source isn't required for running and maintaining a system. > Most commercial computer games require very powerful computers. False, check out LowSpecGamer[1] or the Potato Masher PC build[2]. Many PC games are quite capable of running on a wide range of hardware, you may have to turn down rendering resolution. The most popular genre of games today (MOBAs) are known to run on quite old hardware. The claim that you must buy a GPU more expensive than an entire laptop is disingenuous as well; an example is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti[3] which can run many modern games at 1080p quite well and costs about $160. > gaming-hardware-fetish-industry where people spend all their disposable income on bullshit such as graphics cards that cost as much as a laptop. What I spend my money on and get enjoyment from is my own business. I enjoy reading about and sometimes purchasing new hardware. You might see it as a waste of time and money, but I do not or else I wouldn't do it. > that means they don't require bullshit like Windows and Steam I am not a big fan of Windows, but it gets the job done. Steam is an excellent source of games and is a big part of why PC gaming is in such a good place right now. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQkd05iAYed2-LOmhjzDG6g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQkd05iAYed2-LOmhjzDG6g [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZR-a35sxLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZR-a35sxLg [3]: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1050/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/gefor... edit: more info about hardware