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It's possible to enjoy something like a game console while also being aware of their role in the elimination of general-purpose computing. These kind of platfor
by Lammy 4y ago
It's possible to enjoy something like a game console while also being aware of their role in the elimination of general-purpose computing. These kind of platforms are where they farm us for technologies like hypervisors, signed-everything, e-fuses, always-online, etc. Consent is easily manufactured when enough people believe that media """needs to be protected""" to exist at all. I still love my 360 though :)
- everyone 4y agoYeah consoles indoctrinated people and opened the way for stuff like the BMW with the DRM heated seats. I think similarly, micro-transactions and DLC in games, digital goods, rare loot in WoW, led the way for stuff like bitcoin and nfts becoming relatively popular, and not just being utterly ridiculed by everyone.