THE GREAT DIGITAL EXTORTION

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The Great Digital Extortion

> INITIALISING ENQUIRY...

> THE ELITE PREDICTED: "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING, AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY."

> DIAGNOSTIC: THEY WERE HALF RIGHT. YOU OWN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. BUT THE ONLY ONES SMILING ARE THE MONOPOLIES QUIETLY BLEEDING YOUR ACCOUNT DRY, FOREVER.

1. THE TAX ON MODERN EXISTENCE

BEFORE YOU EVEN LAUNCH AN APP, EXISTING IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY REQUIRES A RANSOM.

• HARDWARE TREADMILL: SEALED BATTERIES. PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE. 3-YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLES = £120/YEAR JUST TO HOLD THE DEVICE.
• CONNECTIVITY RANSOM: BROADBAND + CLOUD + DATA = £140/MONTH (£1,680/YEAR).

2. THE SOFTWARE SWINDLE

PERPETUAL LICENCES WERE MURDERED. NOW YOU ARE TRAPPED IN AN INFINITE LOOP OF DIRECT DEBITS. STOP PAYING? YOUR TOOLS, ART, AND GAMES VANISH OVERNIGHT.

ASSET	ANALOGUE (OWN)	DIGITAL (RENT)
MS OFFICE	£120 (ONCE)	£60 / YR
ADOBE CS	£1,800 (ONCE)	£600 / YR
GAMES	£50 (ONCE)	£120 / YR

3. THE DRIP-BLEED OF ENTERTAINMENT

CORPORATE PSYCHOLOGY WEAPONISES APATHY. THEY DRAIN YOU VIA A THOUSAND £9.99 CUTS. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD PAYS FOR 4.5 STREAMING PLATFORMS JUST TO REBUILD WHAT CABLE TV USED TO BE.

> MONTHLY ENTERTAINMENT SUBS: ~£160

> ANNUAL DRAIN: £1,920

> "SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE" IS A EUPHEMISM FOR DIGITAL SERFDOM.

> CANCEL THE NOISE. RECLAIM YOUR OWNERSHIP.

> HOMEBREW HACK. USE FOSS. BUY PHYSICAL MEDIA. BUY RETRO. BUY USED. KEEP IT UNTIL IT DIES.

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