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

submitted 10 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 25 points 10 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 9 points 10 months ago

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

[-] neshura@bookwormstory.social 9 points 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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!