<story><title>DRM Is Toxic to Culture</title><url>https://meshedinsights.com/2017/07/09/drm-is-toxic-to-culture/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>musesum</author><text>Some background: I developed a software binary sandbox, in the 90&amp;#x27;s; patent cited 500+ times ... mostly by developers of DRM. Now, I am working on an open source project.&lt;p&gt;IMO, DRM extends a presumption of scarcity. Hunters share their meat, whereas farmers guard their harvest. For the hunter, the kill is a short term abundance of value; if it isn&amp;#x27;t shared, it will spoil. For the farmer, the harvest is a long term store of value. Scavengers exploit the asymmetry of effort in which to obtain that value.&lt;p&gt;Once value became easy to copy, the symmetry of effort has shifted. As a result, culture is shifting with it. Freely copied recorded music shifted the value back to live concerts. Back to a short term abundance of value. When was the last time you posted on Twitter or FB? These are freshly hunted moments. Wait too long and that muse will spoil.</text></comment>
<story><title>DRM Is Toxic to Culture</title><url>https://meshedinsights.com/2017/07/09/drm-is-toxic-to-culture/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cygned</author><text>Lately, I wanted to buy an eBook. I usually buy prints, but this time I needed it as soon as possible.&lt;p&gt;Upon searching, every book store told me, I would need to install some Adobe stuff on my computer to read the file. I am neither a fan of Adobe nor of the idea of being locked in to an application to view a book. After realizing that there is no other digital way, I simply bought the printed version and waited the two days it took to ship.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s a very frustrating situation for someone who just wants to read something.</text></comment>