I’m gonna delete the account after selling my Quest 2 for the Steam Frame

  • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I backed the original Oculus Rift, and felt massively betrayed when they sold to Meta. :(

    For years since I’ve been waiting for A VR solution that plays nice with Linux and is at least somewhat privacy-respecting, and I have been absolutely unwilling to buy a Quest device or anything else. I want to play VR but I’m not willing to sell my soul for it. So it’s been an unhappy but conscious boycott from me.

    I too then am super looking forward to the Steam Frame because it’s the device I need to get back into VR and feel happy and excited about it, rather than disgusted.

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      This has been such a depressing trend over the last few decades.

      Fresh bright-eyed startup with a passionate creator develops some interesting and innovative product.

      Gets bought out by FAANG, turns to shit and stops working properly or gets discontinued, and primarily functions as a spyware device.

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      5 months ago

      Palmer Lucky turning into a Bond villain wasn’t exactly something I expected when I first saw him pushing the original Kickstarter Oculus

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      5 months ago

      Setup a fake account. Use a friend’s bday you’ll remember. Its not hard. That’s like saying “people who use email are dumb fucks” since they also ask for bdays.

      God forbid people enjoy some vr.

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          5 months ago

          My kids got one. We don’t have FB accounts. I have pihole setup as my DNS, don’t have cable, use Firefox and ublock, ads mean fuck all to me. I ride the high seas, have been since Napster. I pay for what I like, avoid what I don’t.

          I’m old enough that if there is something they don’t know about me, it’s not hard to find. People act like a company knowing their name and address is going to send them to a early grave or something.

          You need to find your balance of security and convenience and learn to live your life.