I think the refrigerator example is a much more accurate representation of what's happening here.

It's not about whether you can find friends to play with, its about a company remotely disabling something you bought which should be able to work whether it's connected to the internet or not.

What if a bunch of car manufacturers start requiring an internet connection just to turn on your car (for security/safety reasons). Then after 5 years they shut down those servers and say, "buy a new one". You're telling me that, rather than supporting a law to deter the practice, you would rather just avoid buying cars from that company?