Unity's Plan Won't Work, but Someone Else's Will | TechnoFeudalism in Games and Beyond - Lemmy.world

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

Unity's Plan Won't Work, but Someone Else's Will | TechnoFeudalism in Games and Beyond - Lemmy.world

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?

Screenshot of your Firefox - Lemmy.world

Was tinkering with userchrome and sidebery this day and it got me thinking how others has their firefox customized. Let’s bring the fun back to firefox. Share your screenshots. :)

What is your New Tab in Firefox? Default, Tabliss, Momentum or Something else - Lemmy.world

So far, I tried Tabliss, Momentum and currently toying with Taskade. But the “unmodded” one is nice, too as it’s faster. I’m wondering if anyone here has some opinions.

As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch - Lemmy.world

It’s not just lemmy that’s benefiting from Elon Musk.

Ubisoft will delete inactive accounts — Digital Media is temporary and we should push for physical disks and copies once again. - Lemmy.world

What other solutions should the game industry and players pursue? And how do we preserve games if more companies follow suit?

What RTS games do you play on console? - Lemmy.world

Do you enjoy cliffhangers? Or do they turn you off? - Lemmy.world

Do you see them as anticipation? Or just unnecessary stress in reading fanfics? Have you dropped fanfics that ended in cliffhangers?

If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now - Lemmy.world

With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.