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Digital age isn't about owning stuff. We can "subscribe" to stuff, rent them as long as we don't violate terms and pay in time. The pros - you're paying for "a
by rock_artist 4y ago
Digital age isn't about owning stuff. We can "subscribe" to stuff, rent them as long as we don't violate terms and pay in time.
The pros - you're paying for "all-you-can-eat" like approach where everything is available (as long as you pay)
Sadly,
Digital media was never to be owned. (it to be - grant rights to use)
If it's open without no DRM - it can be copied, no real ownership.
It's only rights, unlike physical goods where copying can be more complex to accomplish meaning - we can own something.
- kelnos 4y agoThis isn't what this is, though. This isn't a monthly Netflix subscription, this is "Pay $X for this specific movie and it is yours forever". (Of course, "forever" is only implied/assumed, and negated in the fine print.) The "funny" thing is that we were sold on the lie that digital goods would be cheaper, because now they don't have to manufacture and ship physical media. Of course, everything still costs the same, or more. This is most striking when looking at books: often the Kindle version will cost roughly the same (or even more!) than the paperback version. Even when it does cost less (and isn't part of some promotion or sale), the difference certainly isn't explained by the cost savings around digital distribution.