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Those companies are usually being closed down optionally by their owning corporations, they aren't going out of business. Sunset Overdrive's company was shuttered despite their success, for example.

If we're also going by games 20 to 30 years ago, $50 was the whole game, without stuff being chopped out for day one DLC, or micro transactions, or battle passes.

If we're upping the price - do we need monthly $30 battle passes? Do we need $20 micro transactions?

When these games are pulling so much MONTHLY in revenue, how can we then turn around and say games aren't profitable and the price needs to go up?

Also, wasnt buying digital meant to save me money? What happened to that?

I think it would still be a good question to ponder, even though that isn't what has happened yet.

What IF Google decided future versions were closed source? How would that not affect our open source alternatives?

I hear you - there's been some things I've had to give up as a result of degoogling, including access to multiple paid games and services.

It's also what has stopped me completely deleting my Facebook account - I have VR purchases tied to it.

In the end I just have to keep reminding myself that there WILL be alternatives, and in the cases where there aren't, I made do without these things once.

LineageOS seems good so far on my Pixel 9 Foldable, though I can't speak for the changes Samsung may have

Thank you. I've read through a couple of the links there - there is a lot to digest, so I'll have to do it over the next few days. I'll come back.

I am intrigued - it sounds like much of the rest of the world have a very different version to what you are claiming China teaches.

If it was a CIA job and one that is so blatant that it is taught in schools, you would think it would be more known. I shall have to do some reading maybe - any starting points you can recommend with historical citations?

Fucking Zynga.

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Can he stop holding his hands like that holy shit

Is this an actual theory I can read more about? It's an interesting thought :O

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