Regular people do not give a fuck about DRM. They just want to watch good content. As long as the DRM is non-obtrusive it does not matter. Why is it important to have DRM free content?
"Regular" people give away their private info to Facebook as well. Most do this kind of stuff because they don't realize the implications, not because they think that it's really OK to do that. Sure, some might not care at all, but most simply have no clue. Unobtrusive DRM is actually even worse than obtrusive one, precisely because people might think that it's acceptable. It's like having hidden cameras in people's houses, and them getting comfortable with it, because they don't see it.
What has sharing personal information on facebook got to do with DRM? What does an informed person have against DRM if it lets him use the content anyway they want to consume it (e.g. netflix)? I am just trying to understand what the complaint specifically is.
> What has sharing personal information on facebook got to do with DRM?
It was a comment on "regular" people. I.e. their acceptance of Facebook's disrespect to their privacy often comes from them being clueless. Same thing with acceptance of DRM which you brought above. People don't think.
> What does an informed person have against DRM
Informed person doesn't trust DRM, and doesn't proliferate it by supporting distributors who push it on people. See the whole discussion above. No point to repeat the explanations.
Steam doesn't prevent any piracy DRM wise. And its success is not related to its DRM. They were just first and grew big before others entered the scene. I personally don't use Steam, precisely because of their proliferation of DRM. For DRM free gaming there are GOG, Humble Bundle and others.
I'd compare Steam to Netflix, yes. Both are widely used, and both cause damage to the industry by DRM proliferation.
