liliumstar explained why free VPNs aren’t a recommended option, not that they had any personal preference either towards or against Riseup but it’s clear you just read what you want to read, whether any of those words are there or not.

It’s also clear that your little advertisement… or war march isn’t being received well here. You can take that as some sense of misplaced pride if you want - as said above, you’ve made it obvious you read what you want - but any of us who know enough about VPNs to know how to identify a good one are also aware we can self-host one (for free) if we wish to and make the choice to pay for a service because we’ve identified the flaws of a free service.

It’s okay if you want to be some advertiser’s statistic that is also your choice and what I expect from the average internet user. The rest of us ‘idiots’ will keep paying for a service we know we can trust instead of giving our private information to a company that has made it obvious they can’t be trusted.

So because their blurb is anti-establishment-inclined, we’re meant to blindly trust it? What about in 2016 where they willingly gave up user’s information because the FBI asked nicely? That doesn’t sound like a very secure service to my ears. In fact, it paints a certain picture that Riseup isn’t a no-logs service.

The reason we value a no-logs service so highly is because without logs, a service couldn’t snitch on a user even if they wanted to, even if the person(s) behind the company had ethical issues with what one of their users was doing with their service and decided they don’t meet the criteria of people who should have access to privacy while using the internet. A no-logs policy allows for an agnostic service. The inherent risk of true privacy on the internet is that someone is going to use it to break the law but does that mean a singular person or entity should have the right to decide whether that person is entitled to privacy? To me, that sounds a lot like the antithesis of what Riseup’s goal is. Are you going to keep advertising them knowing that?

'Fraid I’m gonna need proof for this ‘sweet’ claim.

If no-one’s putting in some kind of legally-binding contract for you, assume it poofs. Whatever games you “own”, whatever platform they’re on, make a list. You might just have to go hunting for them on the high seas one day.

It’s a pairing of the old batch of free ones being garbage and the addage “If it’s free, you’re the product”. Running a VPN at scale isn’t a cheap affair so you should ask where they’re making the money. Are they a proven no-logs VPN or are you operating under a ‘Trust me bro’?

For Cyberpunk, I can say the disc for the PC version was the soundtrack. The game still had to be redeemed on GoG and downloaded in its entirety. A silverlining that I at least got something in the box but certainly a weird side-step.

I was also aware of what was really on the disc prior to release otherwise I’d’ve called it a con. I can’t remember how I knew about that though.

I’m happy to agree with you there but I’d add the extra stipulation to you simple yes/no

If I get home from purchasing the physical edition of the game and my internet has happened to go off, can I still play it?

Yes: I own it.

No: I’ve been sold an almost useless key.

That’s a bit more of a myth than a lot of people realise. There’s the decreasing access to physical media already but pair that with the fact that some discs have nothing more than a serial key on them to unlock access to a downloaded copy of your “purchase”

Apathy

True of everyone other than GoG on that front, if we’re being honest.

Right. That fiery mane or the tie would both be great to grab.

~Oh no. What a shame.~ Moving on…

Sadly, it’s the part of keeping it working for the periodic 5 minutes after that that is also a hurdle.

Glad I could be of help

This has gotta be shopped, right? When the hell did she get jacked? Why?

Miss purple hair

I’ve never understood and always despised that empty Nobody. It literally adds nothing other than making me hit the downvote no matter how good the rest of the meme is.

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Chloe Foster, the little blondie second from the right

I doubt PSN being down will be enough to stop the slobs from continuing to act like a bunch of lazy fat fucks. Let’s not get too crazy.

Edit: To clarify those who can’t interpolate, I’m referring to that specific subset of people, not saying all PS players are those slobs