If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along

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      11 hours ago

      I am not a Valve fanboy.

      They are only sort of OK when viewed in comparison to other American technology oligarch groups. I even hesitate to use the term “OK” in this context.

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        11 hours ago

        Valve is the best gaming company, who has a storefront (and even consoles / systems to sell). All other suck in comparison and I think Valve is good for the entire gaming industry and the gamers.

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              11 hours ago

              Your first comment sounds like you’re mocking people: it reads as if you’re parroting a valve fanboy who thinks Gabe is awesome simply because they’ve been brainwashed to think that and not because of valid reasons.

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                This is really weird, I read this comment chain a month ago I feel like. But it was posted today?

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                10 hours ago

                A rare inverse example of Poe’s law in action - a statement so lacking in nuance that everyone is assuming it to be sarcastic.

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                10 hours ago

                No, that’s not what I meant. Tim is bad and Gaben is good in my opinion.

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      You don’t have to like Gaben to see that Tim is much worse. Tim only cares about business. That’s why Epic store is great for publishers and developers and dogshit for customers, because Tim doesn’t see you as nothing more than cattle. Your interests don’t matter, you’re just a vessel to extract money from. You can dislike Gaben all you want but Valve at least treats you like a customer.

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              There is no such thing as a good billionaire and to say otherwise is just lickspittle behavior. Gabe does not care about you.

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                35 minutes ago

                As said, everyone has their own opinion what constitutes to “good” and “bad”.

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                  There is factually no such thing as a good billionaire, and to pretend it’s an opinion based thing is just yet more lickspittle behavior.

                  There are less bad ones, but you cannot become a billionaire without hurting a shitload of people. It’s arguable that valve has been a terrible thing for pc gaming since it’s led to the death of ownership. But this is one of quite literally thousands of things that can be litigated in his case.

                  Update- this is like saying “in my opinion, donald trump is the best president we’ve ever had.” You can think this, it can be your opinion, but it’s wrong, and tells people a lot about who you are. Sticking up for billionaires is one of the more pathetic things a person can do.

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                    I don’t see how Gaben hurt anyone. I don’t think that Gaben is a bad billionaire. Unlike you I understand how people have different views and understand that everyone has a different interpretation of what “good” and “bad” means.