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Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Tims bad. Gaben good.

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  • Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I am not a Valve fanboy.

    They are only sort of OK when viewed in comparison to other American technology oligarch groups. I even hesitate to use the term “OK” in this context.

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    • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Valve is the best gaming company, who has a storefront (and even consoles / systems to sell). All other suck in comparison and I think Valve is good for the entire gaming industry and the gamers.

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      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Your first comment came off like, really not how you wanted IMO.

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    • john_lemmy@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Indeed. Even stuff like their casino side business with CS skins seems to be often downplayed.

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        It’s funny because originally I didn’t understand how it was different and when it was explained to me in a factual way I did understand and changed my view and people really don’t like that.

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  • Goodeye8@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You don’t have to like Gaben to see that Tim is much worse. Tim only cares about business. That’s why Epic store is great for publishers and developers and dogshit for customers, because Tim doesn’t see you as nothing more than cattle. Your interests don’t matter, you’re just a vessel to extract money from. You can dislike Gaben all you want but Valve at least treats you like a customer.

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    • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yes, that’s why Gaben good and Tims bad.

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      • 4grams@awful.systems ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        There are no good billionaires, period.

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• terabyterex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  in what way was he dishonest or corrupt?

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  • Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Corrupt:

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-and-epic-look-to-bury-the-hatchet-with-new-app-store-settlement/

    That’s just the annoying American style of corruption (I say this as someone who is not American but who has lived in North America for ~10 years).

    Dishonest:

    https://www.thegamer.com/tim-sweeney-grok-controversy/

    Specifically:

    This is a vile lie by PC Gamer. I criticized a government official for pressuring Apple and Google to block a speech app owned by their political opponent, deplatforming 500,000,000 users on the pretense of stopping a small number of users from distributing disgusting content.

    This is clear bullshit aimed at local (i.e. American) degenerates.

    When Elon Musk went on a crusade against texty (a tiny Ukrainian new source), did genuine free speech believer Tim Sweeney care? Of course not, because polemics about alleged beliefs in free speech are bullshit. A comical joke (I say this from living there for 4 years).

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    • Malyca@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Most American political arguments are lies

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  • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Don’t worry, the votes are meaningless

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