• Kaldo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Looking at the world rn, I dont think things have a tendency to get better on their own. In a decade or two people won’t even believe we lived in the wild west era of internet where you could just get stuff for free without a subscription, online connection or drm.

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      1 year ago

      When people run out of money to pay for a billion subscriptions, companies will have to think hard about their business model. I don’t think the current trend can last forever.

      Look at the fragmentation of streaming services. Piracy is on the rise again because of it.

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        1 year ago

        That’s why I said gaming piracy before, I don’t think denuvo can protect media files (yet) and those are less likely to be malware or cryptominers anyway. So I think that aspect is safe for now at least, but rip gaming.

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        1 year ago

        Sure on the rise maybe in this small circle but it has declined alot from its peak.