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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They're inevitable because companies already know they're going to do everything they can to fuck us over for as much profit as they think is possible. We'll see how this all plays out though.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was thinking indie games becoming more popular, people defaulting to refurbs/repairs over new stuff, and developers being forced to optimize their software, games, and OSes, buuuuut, yeah that's a distinct possibility too.