It creates a need that a private company can then fill. It’s greed and grift all the way down with these fucks.

Edit: (Bonus fuckery when they sell the existing instruments to said company for a “pay to play” access to information that was historically always free)

And it ain’t (the collective) you

Surprised no one has mentioned: Audio

I would either get two bookshelf speakers or a set of Hifiman Arya organics. Or a used lcd-x. Maybe a few guitar pedals. Or a new guitar. Or possibly a synthesizer.