▲ 390 ▼ Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 3 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 233 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (5 children) Once Gaben dies, hell breaks loose. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] purplerabbit@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (4 children) He is a billionaire and just like all billionaire he can rot. He's not your friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago Oh yeah, sure. But if I were to have a death note I'd only be able to use on the very wealthy, I don't think he'd be any of the first names I thought about. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) lol ok Mao calm down now, just a fyi, don't cast such a broad stroke when counting your adversaries in life, even the best waste a lot of time living like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago It’s true though. Even the most well-intentioned billionaire is merely the central point of a massive ball of capital, full of accountants, lawyers, shell companies, VCs, lobbyists and sycophants and sucking more and more wealth and power into itself like Daniel Plainview’s giant straw through sheer fucking gravity. It can’t help its nature, it is the scorpion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago No, what I mean is once he dies Valve has a very good chance of going pure profit mode. Good or bad for society, gaming is often too focused upon while things doing objective harm are neglected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] purplerabbit@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (4 children) He is a billionaire and just like all billionaire he can rot. He's not your friend. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago Oh yeah, sure. But if I were to have a death note I'd only be able to use on the very wealthy, I don't think he'd be any of the first names I thought about. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) lol ok Mao calm down now, just a fyi, don't cast such a broad stroke when counting your adversaries in life, even the best waste a lot of time living like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago It’s true though. Even the most well-intentioned billionaire is merely the central point of a massive ball of capital, full of accountants, lawyers, shell companies, VCs, lobbyists and sycophants and sucking more and more wealth and power into itself like Daniel Plainview’s giant straw through sheer fucking gravity. It can’t help its nature, it is the scorpion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago No, what I mean is once he dies Valve has a very good chance of going pure profit mode. Good or bad for society, gaming is often too focused upon while things doing objective harm are neglected. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago Oh yeah, sure. But if I were to have a death note I'd only be able to use on the very wealthy, I don't think he'd be any of the first names I thought about. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) lol ok Mao calm down now, just a fyi, don't cast such a broad stroke when counting your adversaries in life, even the best waste a lot of time living like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago It’s true though. Even the most well-intentioned billionaire is merely the central point of a massive ball of capital, full of accountants, lawyers, shell companies, VCs, lobbyists and sycophants and sucking more and more wealth and power into itself like Daniel Plainview’s giant straw through sheer fucking gravity. It can’t help its nature, it is the scorpion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago It’s true though. Even the most well-intentioned billionaire is merely the central point of a massive ball of capital, full of accountants, lawyers, shell companies, VCs, lobbyists and sycophants and sucking more and more wealth and power into itself like Daniel Plainview’s giant straw through sheer fucking gravity. It can’t help its nature, it is the scorpion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago No, what I mean is once he dies Valve has a very good chance of going pure profit mode. Good or bad for society, gaming is often too focused upon while things doing objective harm are neglected. permalink fedilink source parent