…oh. That makes no sense; do people not know other people? Does anyone care what someone else orders?

It is one way (of many) which can be used; the suggestion isn’t from someone who is involved in the implementation, just someone on Instagram.

You are assuming that is the only way which is being considered. The suggestion (of app stores verifying) is from someone who has no power in implementation.

Who said it alone would solve the problem?

…huh?

That’s assuming it’s not cooked and wasn’t handled properly when butchered.

… I didn’t say it was.

Dinkum

Do you think they aren’t?

A quote in the article suggests it should be the app stores verifying which is even more fucking stupid.

Why?

Doubtful.

Why? It’s a few hundred dollars, not a car or something.

Camping and rainbows, seems fine to me.

I stepped away from that creepy shit when I noticed just how awful Google (search) and Gmail have become, a complete contrast to how it was originally. Now it’s Fastmail and Duckduckgo, and everything is so much cleaner.

ok

Yes, I should have clarified that as non-physical/digital media. Current platforms are a rough equivalent of renting movies.

Books: a variety of ways to purchase, with products a uniform quality. Yes, the file sizes are tiny, but it’s true, they are as they should be, they are adjustable to the device you use, and have extra - useful - features because of digitalisation.

Audio: a variety of services offering pretty much the same stuff. Spotify is basic but works. Tidal is higher quality. My disappointment comes from the fact that it is still region-dependent, I cannot sign up for Tidal where I am. There is also stuff like Bandcamp for those who want to be ‘closer’.

That’s basically what I want, and what should exist. File sizes aren’t much different to modern day games, people are also willing to pay if the quality is there.

I wish there were more/better/good choices for streaming video. We already have decent solutions for audio, games and books/audiobooks, yet video seems to be lagging behind, hugely.

Easy to say now.