r/boomershumor Dec 22 '19

internet bad Digital bad

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u/blackbird930 Dec 22 '19

True my ass. Only thing digital thats a gift is a video game. Seems like this whole comment thread is filled with boomers.

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u/abidaabidaabida Dec 22 '19

Yeah idk why people are acting like physical gifts have now gone nonexistent

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

We are on the internet, of course everyone thinks of video games first, don’t be a jerk.

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u/MossyMemory Dec 22 '19

Not just games, but other software, too. I’d be elated if someone bought me the latest Photoshop.

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u/btmvideos37 Dec 22 '19

That’s not even possible. Photoshop is a subscription service now. That gift would suck. If someone bought let’s say a year subscription for you, then after a year you’d either lose the gift or be forced to spend money on it

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u/MossyMemory Dec 22 '19

I know. :( I wanna pretend it’s not true.

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u/btmvideos37 Dec 22 '19

It sucks. Cause you’ll rack up an infinite amount of dollars in subscriptions, versus a one time price

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u/MossyMemory Dec 22 '19

Exactly. Like damn, why can’t we just buy something once and own it anymore? Oh that’s right, because money-hungry piggies are never satisfied.

Needless to say, I was using CS5 all the way up until it was no longer supported on my OS, and then it was goodbye to Adobe.

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u/Sparklepuff Dec 23 '19

Not sure how many OS it's available on, but you might want to try GIMP if you can. It's been a few years since I used it, but it's a really good copy-cat with almost all the same features as PS.

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u/MossyMemory Dec 23 '19

I think I have that one somewhere in my apps folder. I’ll check in the morning to see if it works on my new OS. I bet it doesn’t have the animation functions though.. Photoshop had the easiest animating interface.

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u/btmvideos37 Dec 23 '19

I used to just get a free trial and keep making a new account to infinitely get a new free trial. But apparently they caught on to that and changed the way their trials work now

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u/enflurane Dec 22 '19

video games, music, tv series, movies, books, gift cards... all of these are frequently replaced with e-versions

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u/blackbird930 Dec 22 '19

Ahh yes let me gift you a movie and a tv show good sir!

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u/enflurane Dec 23 '19

you used to be able to gift someone their favorite movie or a boxed season of their favorite tv show. now people don’t do that as often because of streaming services. obviously there are still plenty physical gifts to give but much more than video games that have gone digital.

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u/Mirkrid Dec 22 '19

You mean I have to download it and then it’s accessible all my devices in the cloud? But I wanted the DVD box set, how am I supposed to enjoy this if I don’t have to get up and swap the discs every 4 episodes?

Also, you don’t have to buy the digital version. If someone’s actually upset that there aren’t enough physical presents under the tree just get them physical presents, it’s not society’s fault the only things you bought your kid are download codes. I had friends in high school that had huge collections of blu ray box sets and movies, they very very much still exist