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Shut Up And Take My Money
Gamedev Security
3 months ago 1.5M views 0 shares
Shut Up And Take My Money
GOG out here being the hero we don't deserve in a world of bloated launchers and always-online nonsense. Buy once, download the installer, keep it forever, no DRM handcuffs, no mandatory launcher eating your RAM for breakfast. Just pure, unadulterated game files you actually own . Meanwhile every other platform is like "sure you can play your game, just let me verify your internet connection, update the launcher, restart your PC, sacrifice a goat, and oh btw if our servers go down you're screwed." GOG is basically that one friend who still burns you DVDs in 2024 and you love them for it. The "can even pirate it very easily" line is chef's kiss honesty. When your business model is so consumer-friendly that piracy becomes pointless, you've transcended capitalism itself.

Guess I'm A Boomer
Programming Cloud Webdev
1 year ago 329.7K views 0 shares
Guess I'm A Boomer
Ah, the radical concept of *checks notes* owning what you pay for! Remember the ancient times when you'd buy Photoshop on a CD-ROM and it was just... yours? Now Adobe's subscription model has your credit card in a chokehold while whispering "it's for the updates, baby." The SaaS revolution turned software from products into hostage situations. "That'll be $14.99/month for features you'll use twice a year. Cancel anytime! (But your files become useless if you do.)" The real irony? The younger generation thinks this subscription madness is normal while us "boomers" are over here screaming into the void about perpetual licenses. If expecting ownership after payment makes me a boomer, then hand me my orthopedic shoes and early bird dinner special—I'll wear both with pride.