but why ?

but why?

But why does my Logitech mouse require a subscription now ?

But why was "The Crew" — a game I paid for — removed from my Ubisoft account ?

But why is it impossible to purchase the original Civilization or most older games ? Why is piracy often the only available solution to play and preserve old games?

But why does my digital library prevent me from re-downloading a book saying someone else has already checked out the only "copy" ?

But why did the e-book I purchased disappear from my reader ?

But why can I not play DRM protected music I purchased on every device I own ?

But why can I only see the most recent seasons of the show I paid to stream ? Why are older seasons not available anymore ?

But why are so many people in Brazil hungry if it produces vastly more food than it needs ?

But why are luxury clothes destroyed instead of being sold at a lower price when the new collection arrives ?

But why is it that every time a new Mac OS version is released app developers have to chose between supporting the new features and supporting older systems easily ?

But why are we still fighting each other for full time jobs when technology was supposed to make us work less ?

But why can my 20 year old computer run recent software written by enthusiasts but not get encryption certificates updates from the trillion dollar company that made it?

But why does the manufacturer of my fridge not offer replacements parts for the defective integrated ice-maker ?

But why is it so hard to find a replacement controller board for my five years old washing machine ?

But why are the replacement heads for my two year old water flosser not available anymore and why are the ones for the new model incompatible ?

But why did the SDK I invested so much time learning and using in my apps get basically abandonned by this huge company after a few years ?

But why do I get less and less interactions on commercial social networks which monetize engagement? Why do I get more replies on small mastodon instances where visibility isn't determined by an algorithm ?

But why is everything becoming a subscription ? We used to own music, movies, software and games and could even inherit them from our relatives. Now if we don't pay forever we lose everything.

But why was WordPad removed from Windows and the solution offered to edit simple RTF text is now to switch to the much heavier and subscription-based Microsoft Word ?