no one bothered to make sure the game stays compatible for those who bought it - whether that's the fault of the developers of the game, or the fault of the developers of one's operating system, in any case the consumer is stuck in the middle without agency... not a unique story but the current dominate narrative throughout the world of games and software. it's like humans don't even make games anymore, just a faceless corporate machine. what's the word for when corporations have full sway but the individual nothing?

no one bothered to make sure the game stays compatible for those who bought it - whether that's the fault of the developers of the game, or the fault of the developers of one's operating system, in any case the consumer is stuck in the middle without agency... not a unique story but the current dominate narrative throughout the world of games and software. it's like humans don't even make games anymore, just a faceless corporate machine. what's the word for when corporations have full sway but the individual nothing?