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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You thought my beautiful gamer Jesus who runs a structureless game development commune would have right wing leanings? Yeah, you're probably right. There's no good millionaire. Fuck that guy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't try and guess Newell's politics but I gotta believe there's one rich guy smart enough to not be Elon Musk.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's a libertarian. During the BLM protests, Valve workers wanted the company to make a statement one way or the other, and what the company ended up doing was giving each employee a bonus that they could donate to something if they wanted to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you have a source for this? Sounds hilarious

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This video, where they directly interviewed (anonymous) current and former Valve employees. Unfortunately there don't seem to be any articles on the bonus specifically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: