Out of curiosity I went looking to see what the 2023 price is for my car and I’m really scared of how I’d afford a new one. After having two used cars turn into death traps I’m not interested in used cars. Even used cars are expensive now too.
I look at FB less and less. I mostly use messenger to talk to people directly. Most of the feed is ads and the rest is pet photos, kids, pics of drinks/meals, memes, etc. Youtube has become an endless stream of auto insurance and grammarly ads.
I remember when cable tv first started the big promise was that since you were paying for it the cable channels would be ad free. Well that lasted about a week.
I always thought the idea of IP laws punishing you for copying a file based on lost revenue, when you never would have bought it in the first place anyway, to be a bit off. You only got it because it was free.
I know I’m an old fart but I still like having mp3s and dvds (or the equivalent files) because I don’t trust the streamers to not stop making something available or jerk the rug out from under me. Like you said, once you have the data you own it.