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Note that this isn't a conspiracy, but just each game company individually following its incentives toward extractive business models (and occasionally openly bragging about it and encouraging others to do the same). (Not saying you claimed that, but it's easy to read your post as conspiracy theory rather than accusations of 'mere' ethical bankruptcy.)

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> Not saying you claimed that, but it's easy to read your post as conspiracy theory

Actually, they seem to have a conspiracy theory, that software companies are secretly... doing the things that they're openly and obviously doing.

In other news, [the democratic and republican parties] have always hated [democracy]'s power to [pass laws that harm campaign contributors]. Anyone who has any idea of the history of [the US] and isn't a retard, knows [a bipartisan system] has been in the cards for a long time going back to pre [mass-media] days when [candidates] were trying to screw other [candidates].

> that software companies are secretly... doing the things that they're openly and obviously doing.

Sure, but that's not a conspiracy theory; that's a obvious malice theory.

>Note that this isn't a conspiracy

It is, since Silicon valley and big media companies have always hated the PC's power to copy files. Anyone who has any idea of the history of silicon valley and isn't a retard, knows this has been in the cards for a long time going back to pre internet days when businesses were trying to screw other businesses.

https://tifca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ClienttoCloud_V...

So they openly state they want to undermine local executable files and make every piece of software client server.

Conspiracies are (or rather, try to be) secret. As you yourself say:

> they openly state they want to undermine local executable files and make every piece of software client server. [emphasis added]

The only 'effort' software companies have put into keeping this a secret is that they they don't usually publicly announce what they're trying to do.

(Replying here since https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23125720 seems to be dead.)

> Because the public is so stupid they can operate in broad daylight. You don't seem to get that the vast majority of the population is computer illiterate.

No, I get that just fine - you're not actually arguing that they have a conspiracy; you're arguing that they don't need one.

> why would you go from having quake 3 with level editing, mods, free maps skins, etc, in big budget AAA games, to not getting that, and having the game client server locked to company PC's like diablo 3 and overwatch?

I wouldn't, partly because I'm not a moron, but mostly because I prefer Warcraft 3; the last good FPS[0] I played was Wolfenstein.

0: unless you completely ignore the "shooting" part and count minetest.

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