Games won't install or run without connecting to blocked or decommissioned servers, printers won't accept "foreign" cartridges, scanners won't scan, DVDs/BDs wo

Games won't install or run without connecting to blocked or decommissioned servers, printers won't accept "foreign" cartridges, scanners won't scan, DVDs/BDs won't play without auth, TPM, DRM... What a time to be alive! (