The people who created the modern form of chess are long since dead, so they don’t have any idea of my existence at all. Yet I still enjoy playing chess. Should I not enjoy the game because the people who created it don’t care about me at all?
The inventor of chess can’t do anything that affects your life any more. Companies can, and do.
No matter how far we move the goal posts, I’m still going to base what I enjoy on what I enjoy, and not on what corporations are doing or not doing. I find it a bit sad that people would let what entity controls something to dictate their enjoyment of it.
I enjoyed Reddit, but then they started doing things I didn’t agree with, so I left.
I used to want a Tesla, but I’d rather not support someone like Elon Musk, so I won’t get one.
I used to love songs by a certain band, and then the lead singer turned out to be a pedophile, so I stopped listening to the music because it was no longer enjoyable.
Sometimes you’ve got to vote with your wallet, or your attention, or whatever affects the relevant party. Companies definitely affect you, and I don’t think it’s wrong to make decisions based on things other than just enjoyment.
