I don't think blaming Steam for society's ills is a valid response.

Lol, no. That was not objective. And on top of that, I was not taking the position you're generalizing here.

In short, what happened was, Bronzebeard made a cynical and destructive statement about the existence and development of Proton. I called them out by referencing what they said. Then, you came along, picked out some reasons to be angry with Valve, attributed them to me as though I said them, and acted as though pointing them out made you superior. We are not the same.

It is at this point, will be disengaging, as my conversation with you started with you putting words in my mouth, and I have less than no interest in speaking to you further.

No, but they publicly say that they won't support Linux because they WANT to be able to put kernel level malware. Whereas steam does not. They are not equal in this respect.