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Unity's Plan Won't Work, but Someone Else's Will | TechnoFeudalism in Games and Beyond (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5196308

It’s scary that the Unity debacle is not just happening in games but a very real threat not just in digital and app space but in real life.

It can happen in medicine, housing, even the food we eat if the trend of subscriptions and lock ins continue.

Despite this, a global concerted effort towards Open Source tech is still not happening.

In Unity for example, there is a push to transition to Unreal but less so for Godot. We see this happening with reddit too. And soon maybe we’ll see it in real life. What’s stopping our hotels and landlords from charging us everytime we open doors.

We see this in the rampant mandatory tips. Where everyone is automatically charged per order.

It’s scary and frustrating at the same time that there may not be a clear remedy for this. As the world shifts to subscriptions and services, do we truly own anything anymore?

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ticketmaster is another real world example we've got right now. Or any service that adds on arbitrary fees that aren't a part of the advertised price.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago

Ticketmaster is a monopoly that should have never been allowed.