yes, places like the Video Game History Foundation should understand that their purpose is higher and more important than commercial products and it's important not to let intermediate goals become our focus. but it's also untrue to say that SKG undermines preservation when it does the opposite

honestly this one's tough

It’s classic “reasonable thought if you don't know better” ground. Of course you think copyleft might be able to do a better job at maintaining freedom without freedom zero, you’re twelve.

I believe the various stabs at ethics-enforcing licenses are usually foolish rather than evil. They're people with a lazy disregard for the principles and history of the movement that's platformed and empowered them. They misidentify their cornerstone support as an inconvenience they should replace.

oh christ, what's this now?

It's also important for ICE to erase that this kind of public execution was entirely avoidable in any reasonable society. There was no need for a deployment like this, no need for the street interaction here, no need for the drawing of weapons, no need for firing, etc...