Well we went full circle. YouTube and Netflix killed the tv because they were young rebels that challenged status quo and had no ads, and ads on tv went very long. Now YouTube, Netflix and all others just went to shit because of annoying and long ads, or paying extra to skip ads, gathering of usage data, spying on users, selling data, censoring, and building huge monopolies. Time for the next thing.

Huh? In which country do you use LinkedIn? I created an account in Germany two years ago and did not have to do this.

These are problems for all people, not just the young ones.

Return it. If you hold on to it (even if you block the ads and all) it will signal the manufacturer, that this practice is fine.

I very rarely ever did. And when I did I made sure I trusted the studio and knew enough. But even with this preparation I was burned most of the time preordering.

Nowadays I notice a game I like and I wait for 1-3 years, then pick it up DRM free, with all the extensions and fully patched for oftentimes 15€ or so.