He hasn’t enshittified anything yet, and it’s looking like he might not ever, which is why people respect him.
There’s valid criticisms, yes, but that meme is dead accurate. I don’t want to imagine what gaming would look like today if someone like EA the same vast influence over the industry instead of Valve.
That’s what I was going to say. Sure, Gabe might not be that bad, but what happens to Valve and Steam when he’s gone? Are we just hoping the next guy also isn’t evil?
I was pretty pro-Gabe until I saw some video detailing loot crates and how they targeted kids. There really is no such as thing an ethical billionaire.
Ok, but if people like him didn’t exist would we even have enshittification? In my view things get enshittified so someone who’s probably already well off can “earn” them and other rich people more money. I thought we were mostly all in agreement here that there are no good billionaires.
He hasn’t enshittified anything yet, and it’s looking like he might not ever, which is why people respect him.
There’s valid criticisms, yes, but that meme is dead accurate. I don’t want to imagine what gaming would look like today if someone like EA the same vast influence over the industry instead of Valve.
Imagine if GabeN created some sort of co-op and left Steam to an employee-run board when he died.
That’s what I was going to say. Sure, Gabe might not be that bad, but what happens to Valve and Steam when he’s gone? Are we just hoping the next guy also isn’t evil?
I was pretty pro-Gabe until I saw some video detailing loot crates and how they targeted kids. There really is no such as thing an ethical billionaire.
edit: pretty sure it was this Coffeezilla one
Ok, but if people like him didn’t exist would we even have enshittification? In my view things get enshittified so someone who’s probably already well off can “earn” them and other rich people more money. I thought we were mostly all in agreement here that there are no good billionaires.