• EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      Oh man, is this stupid sophomoric saying going to be the new parroted talking point of the people who can’t think for themselves?

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          I guess I just understand that people can be stupid in groups even without a top-down approach.

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            Corporations only own what they’ve purchased because their wealth and power has been left unchecked and the largest source of their profits are overwhelmingly vast portions of lower-income wages. Bread & circuses bankrolled by corporations using loyal customer’s wealth

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    Are they not obligated to refund? They’re basically just throwing out their customers’ shit without permission.

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    I hope customer protection will eventually force new terms on the “you buy the rights to view a movie which can be revoked anytime without reason”. Like, given that most digital offers are priced nearly as high as their physical counterparts, there should be a law that the right must be given for at least 50 years or so.

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      I think that that would be hard to make work from a business standpoint. Too hard to reserve enough cash to operate for 50 years; businesses can go under.

      Maybe just buy the physical movie.

      I mean, a Blu-Ray or whatever is popular these days movie plus a player is self-contained and will keep working as long as you don’t damage one or the other.

      People still use fifty year old vinyl records.

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    I got PS Plus Premium in February for $120/year, months later they increased the price significantly. I don’t intend to renew my subscription, but now I simply don’t intend to purchase Sony games or digital media anymore. They’ve done this before, can’t remember when. They’re enforcing the argument for piracy by stealing media from their customers.

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    Disk is cheap. Always get a copy of whatever it is you “buy”. If that’s somehow not possible, consider the purchase a short-term rental.

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