I know it’s a joke, but, for someone with the conviction to live true to themselves against all the disgust in the world out there right now, owning your own hardware and saying fuck you to corporations seems like a pretty easy choice along those lines lol.

If waiting too much of a bother, if you want the game too much, then go ahead and cross the picket line

We have so many people that are just this unfortunately.

I don’t think it was actually getting at that specific interaction, that was just one of them that recently went very badly for the billionaire ball coddler.

I think it’s looking more broadly at how many of those in privileged positions, including everyday citizens in a country like America, will simply say they aren’t political because they are individualistic, unaffected, and lack empathy. Many “enlightened centrists” pull this schtick because then they don’t have to stand on any principles and “broaden their appeal.” When in reality, just like a corporation, they couldn’t care less and only seek their own personal enrichment.

A lot of times, they actually are very political when it benefits them.

Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVzeOBPeb3w

I move to call this a Sheeran. You’re pulling a Sheeran right now

The failure of neoliberal capitalism to deliver freedom and equity.

We were told that’s what it would bring. But there is an inherent tension between the freedom to grow capital and the freedom of an individual. The wealthy and our legislators chose the former.

And so, people get left behind. They grow bitter and selfish and angry (just as capitalists intend.) Combine that with a lack of education that teaches critical thinking and healthy skepticism (again, purposefully defunded by capitalists, educated proletariat and all that), and you get people primed to hate. Individuals who care nothing for others and a community, only about themselves and how they’re affected. And taking on an abstract entity like a corporation or government is much harder for an individual to comprehend. But hating Muhammed next door? Or Hasan? Or Abdul? Or Devonte? Or Reshawn? That’s easy, especially when the news networks or their chosen news sources or influencers tell them to. They already look different and speak differently. And the unknown scares the uneducated. (I.e. see the creation of religions.)

There’s a lot more to it, but that’s a big one.

I mean, rumors are that it’ll be $1000-1200 which is wild. But with a company making every choice currently to be as greedy as possible in the gaming space, maybe not that wild lol.

However, you can build a similar unit still for around the same price. It’s not much cheaper (having built several hundred units working in the pc industry myself.) And this explosion in pricing has only brought those numbers closer together. Consoles used to be sold at a loss. That has become less and less true, especally as they exclude components such as 4k blu ray lasers and include only slightly modified silicon based off the same consumer grade pc components, that price delta keeps closing.

You can find countless videos on youtube still being made today of budget pc builds that are targeted to be on par or better than consoles for around the same price. And if you factor in your monthly sub to play online with friends for PS plus and instead funnel that into a better system…well, the math pulls even more in favor of the open ecosystem 🤷‍♂️

If everything was already perfect I don’t think we’d be in this situation lol. When trying to affect change, sacrifices have to be made. When workers strike I don’t think they’re expecting a better situation than the status quo lol. It takes courage to stand on principle.

In this case, sacrificing a bit of time to learn and set things up and/or some games that are full of microtransactions and anticheat, like CoD or Valorant, is a pretty easy choice imo compared to an actual strike lol. With Proton and new distros like Bazzite you can even have a console-like experience. Heck, with things like Kazeta you can even have a physical media like experience. Just costs a little time.

If you actually give a shit, delete your sony account and move to pc. I said as much when this boycott was announced, their systems wouldn’t even notice it. If you want to affect their bottom line you have to leave and not come back. Concessions are only gained if you’re willing to walk out entirely. And you have more rights around ownership digitally on pc anyway. I’ve never bought a digital title for a console and that’s the way it will stay. There is 0 reason to be on a closed ecosystem as a gamer. Get your friends to join, set up local learning/gaming sessions, make new friends, own your hardware again, get linux, get drm free games, support indie devs and fuck AAA titles that serve you unfinished slop.