I understand the nostalgia surrounding Winamp—I loved it too. But with old versions still available, maybe it’s time to let it rest and look forward. Rather than holding onto the past, we have an opportunity to create new, modern tools that fit our needs today—and we can make sure they’re free and remain open-source from the start. This whole situation offers a valuable lesson: instead of relying on companies or commercial interests, we can build software as a community, ensuring it stays accessible for everyone. With over 8 billion people on the planet and so many resources available, including AI advancements, we’re more capable than ever of creating tools like Winamp—and beyond. I guess I am not understanding what the problem is here, also, someone in this thread has already pointed out that we still have VLC, which IMO works exceptionally well!

Yikes, thanks for sharing that. I’ve not seen anything like this. I have seen him say other pretty asinine things in his past, but nothing like this.

I understand the frustration, but blaming individuals for a government’s actions, especially in 2024, feels misplaced. The reality is, many of us feel powerless to influence our own governments, let alone foreign policies, especially when it comes to complex international conflicts like the one in Gaza.

The U.S. government has entrenched interests and a long history of unconditional support for Israel, sustained by billions in taxpayer dollars. Despite widespread protests and public outcry, these policies seem nearly immune to change. It’s disheartening, but the truth is, most citizens have little say in how their tax money is used, especially on issues where both major political parties are largely aligned.

Voting every four years feels inadequate when the system itself limits real choices and perpetuates the status quo. Yes, we can protest, but even that has its limits. The mechanisms of government and foreign policy are beyond our direct control, leaving many feeling like we’re just along for the ride—forced to watch, speak out, and hope for change that rarely comes.

So while we share the outrage, it’s unrealistic to act as if we, as ordinary people, have the power to stop a war machine fueled by vested interests. The whole system feels like it’s rigged to keep us eating the consequences, whether we like it or not.

You've got to pay the premiums because all the wealthy dipshits need to build the bunkers when this POS they've created collapses 😊

Apple at least talks about privacy and security. Windows just dumped that shit right on you and is planning on storing in unencrypted databases... like, I would expect there to be enough brainpower at M$ to be able to write an application and then secure it... Just use Linux and when Ubuntu and Fedora decide they want to implement those features... OpenBSD it is :D

Apple at least tries to explain what is happening, and while not always great, you feel you understand why they are doing something or implementing new functionality unlike Windows who just dumps this shit on you without your consent and then you have to learn 5 years later that they put absolutely no thought in why they were doing, especially thinking about your privacy. Anyway, I use Arch, btw. ~/s~

Perfect

I'm a philosopher, nothing matters, so stop worrying about it and live your life the way you want to live it.

I could give a shit about tradition... Newsflash, we don't exist in a world where this is even appropriate or rational. The more time goes by the more I wish they would just push the button and let everything reset itself with us dumb apes no longer in the picture.

Metallica ruined it. They made it seem as though torrenting was evil because their content was being downloaded. Poor babies.

"We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" Let's build more world ending bombs! That'll show 'em.

Ahh, let the Ensh*ttification of all these platforms wash over you.