Comment by daveidol
7 hours ago
I think the point the other poster was trying to make is that nobody explicitly wants anti cheat — likely including the game devs.
But the alternative is cheaters in the game, which your point doesn’t really address. So for many it is a necessary evil, so to speak.
Linux is an open project. If you want a closed system then get a console.
This is a reasonable stance because these things are fundamentally at odds and can't be reconciled on one machine. Either you have an open hackable system, where security comes from cryptography and transparency, or you have a locked down system where security comes from inaccessibility and obscurity.