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Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

TBH Steam feels like a ticking timebomb. At some point Valve is going to get a new shite CEO or something and everyone will go "oh..."

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 10 points 9 months ago

If Gabe cares, he will make a foundation or something.

[-] neshura@bookwormstory.social 10 points 9 months ago

If Gabe cares he likely already handed leadership over to allow for an interim period where he could step in and Veto any decisions he thinks are crap

[-] nintendiator@feddit.cl 5 points 9 months ago

If Gabe cares he also has to open source it. A foundation alone is not really a guarantee, considering it'd be below what Mozilla is doing and they have lots of complaints.

[-] Hominine@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Absolutely. I don't think Steam is exactly malicious (particularly when compared with publicly traded corporations,) but that said the framework is firmly in place to screw over the vast majority of non-console gamers with a snap of the fingers or a meeting of the board.

The community is slow walking into horse armor (or paid mods if one prefers,) again.

[-] lupec@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I've been thinking about that. It's the one walled garden I don't mind, I've poured shameful amounts into it but the thought is always there in the background that it can't go on like this forever.

At the end of the day I don't mind too much and just try to enjoy it while it lasts, since worst comes to worst I'll just have to sacrifice some convenience and dive back into full-time piracy to regain access to the vast majority of the content anyway. The wonders of an open platform!