Even if I make it a hard requirement, it cannot be the only factor. I choose to place DRM-free below "Will I enjoy it" and "Do I really want store a physical copy" in how I rank things.
It's clear you advocate a different set of priorities. That's fine, but pretending that differing priorities are the same as a lack of self-control is dismissive, and annoying. Particularly when you seem to advocate a complete boycott of all companies that make use of DRM at all.
I have a quite lovely bound set of game of thrones. It's totally DRM free ;)
You're quite right about hiking though, my sanity and health would both probably benfit from the increased activity and reduced screen-time.
>That's fine, but pretending that differing priorities are the same as a lack of self-control is dismissive, and annoying.
It is the same. You know that DRM is not a good thing. Your tolerance towards it is obviously better than mine (or you haven't yet invested and been bitten), but I have yet to meet anyone other than content company execs who says DRM is an objectively good thing.
If even 1 in 10 customers said "If a piece of content contains DRM, I will not buy it unless it is on sale", there would be no DRM. You don't even have to refuse to buy it, you just have to consider it defective goods with the associated drop in value that implies.
You're one of the vast majority who cannot, or will not, resist the urge to buy, buy, buy, even when you know that a little patience would kill a system that is actively hostile to you, and your justification is that you rank "would I enjoy it?" over "is buying it actively pushing an agenda that will harm me?" on importance.
You're a junkie, and like most junkies your habit is harming not just yourself but everyone around you, and only the dealer is better off.
Of course it can, that's at your sole discretion. If it will not be, that's a personal decision, but game of thrones is not oxygen, it's a TV show.
You could always take up hiking, if nothing else.