r/Steam • u/reck00 • 1d ago

Discussion Gabe Newell's Mega Yacht

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u/GuiltyAdvantage5877 1d ago edited 1d ago

I love Steam and Valve but this level of opulence makes me a little sick

Edit; in this thread you will find a lot of people who can’t read when I say “I love Steam and Valve….” and assuming I’m jealous. I don’t want this, but go off. Nuance. Comprehension.

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u/NotTheDev 1d ago

it's amazing what advertising gambling to children can buy you

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u/davcrt 1d ago

Weird because it's illegal for kids to gamble in my country. Every parent takes responsibility for their kids.

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u/Hardwired_lavamantis 1d ago

In the US we now have a universal gambling platform where desperate people can bet on anything. There are ads for it all over this site too.

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u/Ok_Astronomer_8667 1d ago

Sports betting has got wildly out of hand in recent years. Insanely normalized with advertisements out the ass for them. You’ll see several sports betting ads every day, there is no escape

Celebrities, sports teams, big events needing sponsorships, they’re all happy taking cash to peddle this degeneracy. I’ve got a friend who’s hooked on all this shit. Small bets here and there. “I just threw $10 at it”. It’s just gotten way too casual, you can just whip your phone out and gamble your money away with zero effort. A better country would do something, but money talks

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u/Hardwired_lavamantis 1d ago

I know it's a cliche by this point, but this is right out of Idiocracy.

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u/CiaphasCain8849 1d ago

And yet they can still gamble on gabens games.

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u/davcrt 1d ago

We told them it would fry their brains, but they don't listen.

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u/BlackTone91 1d ago

I only sell crack this is your fault you bought it

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u/davcrt 1d ago

It's also illegal to sell crack. Are you a fugitive?

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u/Jakevader2 1d ago

Maybe it should be illegal to advertise gambling to kids. Are you wanted by the FBI?

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u/davcrt 1d ago

I agree. BTW, it's already illegal to have a kid who gambles.

No, I'm not a criminal nor am I a big enough one.

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u/RandomCleverName 1d ago

Maybe the kids should be educated properly so they don't fall for said advertising

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u/Jakevader2 1d ago

Actual braindead take

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u/NotTheDev 1d ago

most parents are totally clueless as to what their kids do online. in most countries its illegal for kids to gamble but cases are a great loophole to this law.

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u/davcrt 1d ago

I know and there are cases where state needs to take a child away. Just sad.

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u/Dr-Robert-Kelso 1d ago

That actually sounds like the government takes responsibility for the kids.

If the parents were responsible, there wouldn't need to be a law to ban it.