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> once you stop playing a game 100% of the money you spend on it disappears, you can’t recover any of it, not 50%, not 20%, just nothing (...) Can you imagine if other art mediums were this ridiculous?

Well, we're getting there. Streaming services, and all subscription offerings, are systems where you don't own anything, and you lose everything the moment you stop paying.

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The difference here is that the value proposition of a streaming service is pretty clear up front. Whereas in a context of f2p games, you're given the impression that you're actually acquiring ownership over the digital assets you're buying.

Clearly, that's not the case. You're not buying IP rights of those assets. You only buy a license to consume those assets.

When I go to the movies, 100% of the money I spend disappears. It's ridiculous.

It's the same with concerts and theaters and other live venues as well.

I think you might be on to something with this. "Big Art" is out to make sure I can't own anything. At all.

That's why netflix made sure that you can't go to the store and buy movies anymore.

Obviously the paying to watch a movie concept is outdated. I always wondered who pays for a streaming service when you can't watch the movies or series once your subscription expires.

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