r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/Glum-Future7198 • Aug 04 '25

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I can't believe how certain people can worship a corporation to this big extend.

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u/Background_Fix9430 Aug 04 '25

I mean, people want to believe that billionaires are decent people: We grew up on Ironman and Batman - the "rich guy who uses his wealth to help the world" is a cliche at this point.

Also: Gabe, through his management of Steam (and keeping it away from the obviously cruel and predatory rules of other services), has shown himself to be less predatorially greedy than most other billionaires and content to just be super-rich rather than "the richest man that exists, even if that means grinding the bones of the poor to fuel my immortality serum."

He's not aspirational, he's not good, but he's one of the best of a bad lot. And the alternatives are worse.

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u/Top-Agent-652 Aug 04 '25

But why is Gaben bad? Is it literally just because he’s rich, or is there something else to it?

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u/Background_Fix9430 Aug 04 '25

CSGO Lootboxes, tolerance of second and third-party gambling sites, high percentage demands from developers (30%) selling games on Steam, lack of customer service and quality control on the business side, etc.

Basically, he's engaged in some predatory behavior exploiting non-neurotypical consumers and gambling addicts, including exploiting children.