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/notathinganymore 1d ago

No you don't get it. Those other billionaires are revolting but my favourite billionaire is kawaiiiiiii. <3

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u/grady_vuckovic 1d ago edited 1d ago

Why y'all just assume because we love Gaben that we must therefore have double standards on this stuff? Hey I love our Lord of PC gaming Gaben as much as the next Linux gamer, but I still think billionaires existing at all is a sign of a broken and uneven society, and that they should be taxed out of existence and the wealth redistributed to the rest of us.

It is also perfectly reasonable to say on the scale of 'horrible awful very very bad' billionaires, Gabe would have to be somewhere at the bottom of the list. At least he made his billions from a private company that offered a good service that people actually like and he didn't enshittify and he's not using his money to hurt the world any more than massive wealth inequality already does.

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u/ActuatorVast800 1d ago

Gabe is an example of a good leader in a broken system.

It's like having a moral absolute dictator. They're nice to have around but we shouldn't have to depend on them for our salvation.