RealAccountNameHere ( @RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org ) to Technology · 2 years agoReddit on iOS has an ugly new icon – and you have to pay to change it9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1162
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minus-square esaru ( @esaru@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 years agoThe feeling that commercial platforms give me is being harassed until I pay them money. I like to support platforms, but don’t like being milked like a milk cow. That’s why I’m completely open source and on free networks only.
minus-square Krakova ( @Krakova@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 years agoModern day AAA gaming as well. It’s all battlepasses and digital store fronts you’re hit with first. Then they take an hour to fix store problems and a month to fix gameplay problems.
minus-square Sinnerman ( @Sinnerman@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoIf they only took money once, that’d be acceptable. But like bullies and addicts, if you give them money once they just keep coming back for more.
The feeling that commercial platforms give me is being harassed until I pay them money.
I like to support platforms, but don’t like being milked like a milk cow.
That’s why I’m completely open source and on free networks only.
Modern day AAA gaming as well. It’s all battlepasses and digital store fronts you’re hit with first. Then they take an hour to fix store problems and a month to fix gameplay problems.
If they only took money once, that’d be acceptable. But like bullies and addicts, if you give them money once they just keep coming back for more.