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The only way to not be bothered by stuff like this as a consumer is to not consume anything. It's an illusion to think you could every be free from companies tr
by FriedrichN 5y ago
The only way to not be bothered by stuff like this as a consumer is to not consume anything. It's an illusion to think you could every be free from companies trying to control the way you consume content. There are much better ways to spend your time and money.
- antiterra 5y agoEven the Amish read fiction. Consuming creative works isn’t inherently bad.
- FriedrichN 5y agoI wasn't talking about consuming creative works, I was talking about consumerism.
- vinay427 5y ago> The only way to not be bothered by stuff like this as a consumer is to not consume anything. It's not very clear, from the above sentence, that you exclude consumption of creative works. In any case, how do you draw a distinction between consumerism and consuming certain works?
- FriedrichN 5y agoI draw it where you have to buy new devices every year to keep up with whatever they're pushing now. A book is a book and will be a book until it falls apart. Your smart TV however will cease to be fully functional within three years since you bought it. You will have to buy extra electronics to keep up which in turn will also become obsolete soon enough. It's ridiculous we are expected to buy a new phone every 1-2 years, a TV every 3-5 years, just to be able to consume mediocre media. Meanwhile the e-waste just keeps on piling up. I might just be a grumpy man but I just don't think Avenger movies are worth destroying the environment for.
- codq 5y agoI’ve had my “smart” TV for more than three years, and if the OS stops working or ceases to be supported, there are 4 HDMI ports I can plug anything into. It’s as smart, or dumb, as I want it to be.
- kasabali 5y agoUntil they decide to release HDCP 3.x and make it mandatory for HD streams then you can continue to enjoy 480p video on those hdmi ports.