You're not allowed to have fun without paying for the privilege.
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2024
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Yeah corporations are terrified of you having fun without paying money to them.
Oh no! Recreation!
What's the fucking point of preservation then?
When the programmers of these old titles are saying they’d rather have people keep playing them even if they’re only available on archive site, I say screw the publishers.
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I feel like locating any kind of a not for profit foundation in the US is not going to end well.
Ugh, playing games for fun? They're not toys!
Media needs to be future-proofed or else we risk repeating the around 75% of original silent-era films have perished and are forever lost.
Greedy fucks
Yeah because I go to the library and complain and scowl the whole time I'm reading. Occasionally I make sure to belt out "I'm not enjoying this! I only do it for preservation reasons!" bunch of greedy fucks.
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