I'm a free software nerd because explaining what a deck of cards is to my son became an object lesson in open standards and vendor lock in.
For hundreds of years a new card game meant new rules but the same deck. Now everyone has to monetize w/ custom cards and expansion packs.
It blew his mind that a single deck of cards you can buy for $1 could mean a hundred different single and multiplayer games. I immediately taught him solitaire, and cribbage is next. Society would never invent such a thing today.
@kyle Of course, but sometimes new cards allow new ideas that the previous standard didn't permit. It isn't all bad is what I'm getting at.