Thats full blown Cyberpunk TT dystopia, "Your claim is denied as your company no longer meets our service criteria. We wish you a swift death and/or recovery"
Nope, real. Couldn't find one discussing the safety features on a quick search, but I know I've read it before. Below is an article about shutting cars off remotely when the bills are late.
I mean not being able to start from standing still is fine, you didn't pay. But disabling the brakes or lights right on the highway is just insane, it could kill both the driver and also innocent people third people who have nothing to do with the unpaid bill. Coocoo :/
Article I remember didn't disable basic mandatory to be legal features, but had extra safety features that operated on a subscription model. And if you didn't pay they got shut off remotely. Still kept the required by law features.
Why built in features required a subscription is really the dystopia part.
Hm, I don't see the dystopia there tbh. I'd argue the situation is quite ideal; in this instance the law, made by the democratic government, does exactly what it's intended to do: making sure everyone always has the needed safety features.
Any company is free to sell subscriptions wether it's Spotify premium, my amazon prime, my gaming PC and rog ally via grover, or this. Imho it would be dystopian if the company ignored the law and disabled basic features illegally and told the gov to go bleep itself like they would in 2077...
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u/Serier_Rialis the other one 11d ago
Thats full blown Cyberpunk TT dystopia, "Your claim is denied as your company no longer meets our service criteria. We wish you a swift death and/or recovery"