<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention">@<span>gamingonlinux</span></a></span> Companies have turned up the heat very slowly, so the average consumer would get used to the idea that we never actually “own” anything, we just rent all of it (especially media and culture) from corporate gatekeepers for all eternity. And what’s sad is it has absolutely worked, as most people have abandoned purchases for streaming services and “game passes”.</p><p>Now comes the point where they start quietly revoking the digital media licenses we purchased, forcing us to rent forever.</p>