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Originally Posted by mk14steve
I don't disagree with you or the other replies.
I recall all the arguments about DRM and it never being about "pitrating" but about people's freedom to choose - not to be dictated to by big corporations or governments - not unlike all the reasons Phil Zimmerman (and followers) fought for PGP back in the 90's, or the animosity to windows in the early days.
I believed (mistakenly maybe) that the people with those qualities you list, intensely disliked being "defeated" and rose to the challenge for their own satisfaction. A kind of "freedom of expression", a battle of wits or a "stick it to the man" thing.
Now the Bezos's of the world (and at one time it was the Gate's of the world) say "jump" and we all reply, "how high?"
Now we are all happy just to conform?
Who would have thought it? How the world has changed ...
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I'd guess that generation has grown old and younger generations don't care about such things, as they more or less grew up in the world of dictating mega-corporations. All things pass. Perhaps some future generation will care again, some day. But that day seems not to be now, unfortunately.