Lol swing and a miss again, my friend.

Nice use of the word "entitled" - really sums up your stance on the consumer/business relationship.

The consumer is "entitled" for protesting predatory or unethical business practices.

The consumer is "entitled" for opposing the ongoing enshittification of entire industries.

The consumer is "entitled" for wanting businesses to not be able to legally hide behind unsustainable licensing practices that provide no value to society and further entrench the ever-growing rent/subscription model that is squeezing people dry for no reason.

The entire point - the entire fucking point - is that these licenses are not okay. So, no, I don't pay for these licenses, but I don't think anyone should be able to pay for these licenses, because I don't think anyone should be able to "sell" these licenses.

These licenses - like many unethical business practices - put the corporation that offers them at a financial advantage over the corporations that don't.

Regulations - in every industry - should level the playing field. They can allow ethical business practices to be viable and competitive, instead of being liabilities and risks. The copyright/IP system is an example of those regulations instead being weaponized against the consumer, and needs a massive overhaul.

And guess what? In a functioning society, consumers are entitled to get what they want. They are entitled to oppose unethical business practices, and use their collective power to try to stop it. Why the fuck would we want it the other way around? Why are corporations entitled to get whatever they want?

We have every goddamn right to protest those business practices whether or not we do business with those companies - just as we have every right to protest unethical or discriminatory hiring practices by companies that we don't work for. Even if plenty of people applied for those jobs and signed those contracts, we have every right to protest anyway.

But enjoy the taste of corporate boots!