Oh man, the Gebühreneinzugszentrale. We pay, so we get more and better propaganda. Radio is everywhere, so, if you own anything that may offer you an internet access, you pay and since even a fridge can offer you that... you'll always pay.
Yeah. They did the same thing here. Every device with internet access was considered a radio / TV receiver. Because, as usual, 90% of households paying the TV license fee wasn't enough. They wanted to get everyone and their pets. Through some miracle, someone took their ass to court, and it went all the way up the chain. The supreme court ruled against the fee for computers and smart devices. So now, instead, they will make everyone pay, no matter if they have a TV, a radio, a smart device or none of these things.
It's sad how over the last ten years or so, all kinds of benefits have disappeared, and fees like these have appeared instead. It's especially visible now, after the influx of refugees, who live off of benefits. The country needs cash. Bad. It's pretty apparent when things like "From now on EVERYONE will pay for XYZ" get passed nationwide. Years back, if you had to see a specialist doctor and one wasn't available in your town, the travel cost would be covered by the municipality. That's gone now, and the saddest thing is, they advertised it as a positive change for equality, so that people paying for their private trips wouldn't feel they're being unfairly treated.
Because, you know, why should I pay for my train ticket, when the guy next to me is riding for free, so that a doctor can take a look at his fucking tumor. Apparently, enough people felt this way, because that's the positive equality spin they put on the cancelation of those benefits.
And don't even get me started on congestion charges collected by fully automated systems, which according to Swedish government, are the best thing ever. Well, of course they are. You have fucking robots charging people money, and you're just counting the cash. If I got $10 from a robot every time someone knocks on my door, I wouldn't complain, either.
Ok. This thread has suddenly become really depressing. At least for me. Can we talk about Chinese consolized MVS some more? I'll even post the pictures of all available variants to get the conversation going again:
I wish they were selling the controller converter boards separately. They have both PlayStation and Saturn options. Also, I've noticed they're selling Neo Geo X stuff as well. Docks, along with cables for use with Raspberry Pi in a dock, Neo Geo X sticks ... I guess the only thing these would be good for is for their cases and to be modded with better buttons and sticks.