A lot of larger foss projects do open up a foundation or another legal entity. Mostly due to regulations or dealing with donations. But it’s hard to call them enterprises

Open source should be funded by the tax-payers, or all code should be forcibly open-source (something like AGPL)

Any other models feels like they would create perverse incentives

Also recurring donations feels like a better way than one-time tips

Unless you have no playmates, you basically play the games and later discuss with your buddies. In turn you passively encourage your mates to play the games, even if you pirate, the social force is there.

Boycotting works, we’re social creatures

Nintendo is extremely aggresive when it comes to intelectual property.

There is an argument to be made, that IP laws are too powerful giving exlusive rights for shit ton of time (170 years or sth like that)

The law basically is there for corporations to force small companies out of business and keep their monopolies.

So just excersing a law written by the rich for the rich, for them to stay rich is evil. And by extension the company is evil. And by extension, not supporting the company is inherently good.

You can be principled on multiple fronts at the same time, food for thought…

Steam deck is as plug’n’play as it gets. With direct steam game purchase you just play.

Where do you see more fuss?

Hur durr… You have different interests… Therefore degenerate…

Do you even realize how incredibly stupid the whole concept of tribalism is?