Honestly I think the reason for the pseudo cult think is three parts he doesn't want it, he keeps his head down, and valve generally produces decent services and products. If any of those disappeared folks would probably stop it to a large degree.

> unless it's a business shattering literally apocalyptic event. If that's not an issue relating directly to their role I don't know what it. The only reason they'd wake up 3AM for some crisis is if either the market is collapsing or their company is collapsing. Those things happening unexpectedly is something the majority of CEO-s will never experience. I guess it doesn't suck to be a CEO when the sucky thing almost never happen.

You literally mentioned iOS above. And my point stands. If Gabe were to start porting those games to a Linux phone of some sort, it would really help that platform, much like he’s helped the Linux community and his own business interests. Him going after Microsoft benefits everybody. Him going after Apple could do the same.

I hope that he decides to work on a neutral payment processing system. Cooperating with the EU's Linux initiatives, he can probably put quite a bit of weight onto the scale, making a digital Euro into a thing.

I'm not doing that, just saying it. There's no reason to idolize anything. Even idols. Antique Mediterranean was better for being as religiously pluralistic as rural China.

> You literally mentioned iOS above. It's _literally_ called an analogy. It was not _literally_ the subject of the conversation. > If Gabe were to start porting those games to a Linux phone of some sort, it would really help that platform You're still _literally_ demonstrating that you don't understand the motive of supporting Linux, despite me _literally_ just explaining it. Gabe _literally_ does not care about the platform, he cares about protecting his revenue stream. Making Linux phones would _literally_ not do that.

I understand this was motivated by his businesses interests. But it’s happens to benefit others as well. Value working to make Linux phones more viable is a bit of a pipe dream but it would certainly whip Google and Apple into shape. And that was my point.

Hekps to keep a healthy routine. Nothing worse than an unstructured day where you mentally waste away.

You only get that "marketing" if your game is already popular. So the 99% of games not getting that visibility are paying the same as those free that are.

And the market is only open from 9:30-4. Not that steam is even publicly traded.

Sure, we know loot boxes are bad because they exploit the psychology of gambling. But what about Steam sales? They’re exploiting FOMO, hoarding/collecting psychology. We know that Steam users are [buying billions of dollars worth of games they never play](https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/pile-of-shame).

Now you're being actually ridiculous. "Sales are bad"? Really?

I've known and work with extremely powerful CEOs. This couldn't be further from the truth. They hire people to wake up at 3am for them.

The EU now has a digital wallet payment system in a trail run https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html Would be neat if they integrate it

not my friend, but not as clearly my enemy as many other wealthy people

> valve and steam are not the friendly aw shucks corporation they’ve been whitewashed into. And the goalposts go *flying.* Who the fuck cares if valve is cute and cuddly? Who even wants that in a marketplace other than morons who think they can take advantage of someone else's kindness? Valve is a company, their job is to make money for the people who own it. * You the customer want the most out of your transaction with them, they know it make it a priority. * They understand that devs working there making fucktons of money is good because they'll stay and be motivated to work, so they are selective on who they hire and then pay them an insane amount. * They want to avoid microsoft cutting their nuts off so they pushed linux as a viable alternative. * They want devs to sell on their platform so they refined a business deal that works well enough that they get several new games on their storefront a day and *still* make back their operating costs, despite servers that can literally be used to benchmark several gigabit download connections. * They are the most economically effective company in the world and they achieved it by not enshittifying their platform and not going public. Selflessness would literally be a downgrade, I want Valve to have every damn cent they *earned.* They're not the only game in town, they are the *best* game in town, and at every turn they make an effort not to become a monopoly, either, because they know the good will of their customer base is more important than attempts at short term spikes in company revenue, which is only possible because they are a privately held company. So yeah, are they cuddly and nice? No, fuck no, but they are extremely effective while providing a service that puts every other provider in their field to shame, so why the fuck would I want them to change?

> it would certainly whip Google and Apple into shape Probably not anymore than it already does Apple and MS.

>he can probably put quite a bit of weight onto the scale Was that a cheap shot? If so, I approve.

Man, I just can't stand a phone that seems like it's built for children to use and not be able to hurt themselves.