Do not redeem, Neo! DO NOT REDEEEM, NEEEEOOOOO!!!

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WHY HAVE YOU REDEEMED IT?!
Steam sale, bro. Sorry, not sorry
2026: We simply don't answer our phones anymore. Every incoming phone call is a scam.
A package arrived with a phone inside. Once he put the phone in his hand, it rang. Most people would answer that call, I think.
The idea of that happening and someone immediately pressing decline with no hesitation is hilarious.
Unknown number: probably spam. Came via postal service: definitely spam.
In that circumstance I would check the voicemail immediately. Sorry, best I can do, Morpheus.
So true. My phone number has an area code from a place I never actually lived in (carry-over from a family plan, most of whom do live in said area code) and I got bombarded with calls the other day. I just assumed it was US election spam and blocked every number. Could one of them be my cousin calling from the trunk of a kidnapper’s car? Possibly. But, eh, not sure what I could really do from thousands of miles away.
If my cousin can't be bothered to text to arrange a time to talk, I guess they're not getting rescued.
Same! My area code is 2k miles from here before I moved & kept no affiliations with anyone over there, so when my phone constantly blows up with spoofed numbers from that area code, they're so easy to ignore, report, block.
Phone is on silent, all calls automatically screened for spam, when it rings and isn't in my contacts, it goes to voicemail, no voicemail, no callback. All groupchats are muted, all notifications are silent, no message content on lock screen, no notif for emails, no social media apps except Lemmy. Emergency alerts are disabled too, if I'm gonna be sucked to death by a tornado, I don't wanna be looking at my phone when it happens.
Who the fuck has time to play games for that amount of money. I've spend less than half that amount in the 10+ years since I've had my Steam account.
As a professional Steam purchaser I can tell you def not me. Am glad digital games can’t collect physical dust haha.
I've seen a few virtual environments people have made to display their game libraries. I think it would really put in perspective how bad a lot of our backlogs are...

Neat idea for small backlogs. But I don’t want to be both physically and emotionally overwhelmed by my backlog.
"There's nothing to play!"

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It still baffles me why people are often so damn proud of their mindless consumerism when it comes to the topic of steam libraries.
In any other context, "I buy so much stuff that I don't need and will probably never use" would be, at best, a cry for help. But for some reason, this particular brand of 'consoom' is a point of pride for people...
Don't get me wrong. I know I need help, and I'm not proud of my overpurchasing. But it's been getting a lot better lately, and I've been able to not buy games I'm interested quite a bit lately. Ironically, I think buying a Switch 2 made me more conscious of my buying habits and helped me prioritize playing what I got first.
It'd be awesome if it depicted the games with accumulated dust on them relative to how long it's been since they were last played (or purchased, if never played).
This is kickass, what software is that?
Unfortunately this one looks to be discontinued as of October. I linked to some other examples under another comment.
There appear to be mostly personal projects out there.
Wow I really love the term professional steam purchaser. You have called out dozens of us.
Steam is trying to help, you can put "recommended play next" in your library.
of course, there's still sales popups...
They don't need to have a use for the codes on their own Steam accounts, just have to be able to sell them.
I've never used those cards, but who'd pay a third party seller for just number codes of there's no way to verify they're actual steam gift codes?
They use Steam for money laundering:
- Acquire shady funds such as by scamming people into purchasing gift cards.
- Add said cards to their account.
- Have a "discounted Steam games" website
- When someone "purchases" a game, use the shady funds to actually buy it and transfer it to the consumer.
- The consumer is stuck with a game bought with stolen funds, while the reseller gets clean money.
Who buys stolen credit card numbers without a way to verify that they're usable? There are probably forums and other shady marketplaces where regular sellers can build a reputation and offer discounts on the card values so buyers are willing to take the risk. Not like they're losing their own money on the transaction.
I guess someone who scams other people.
What’s happening madharchod?
-He’s starting to redeem son of bastard bitch!
Can I get the address for this CVS? All the local Walgreens already took their Steam cards off the rack
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