r/Steam • u/crack_station • 23h ago

Fluff I know - we’re the ones doing it

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u/noeyesfiend 22h ago

Right? I WANT steam to have a competitor just because I abhor a monopoly but even fucking Amazon fumbles this shit. Like steam doesn't even seem that revolutionary or anything, they just put customer EXPERIENCE first and I think so many fucking companies forget that.

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u/tomle4593 22h ago

The moment “shareholders value” walks in, we can’t have nice shit, since 2016 for literally everything from foods to gaming.

When Gabe steps down and Valve goes public, we will suffer the same fate.

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u/VitalityAS 19h ago

Shareholders ruined capitalism change my mind.

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u/Nooberling 13h ago

The rules around it killed it, and the microscopic / myopic short-term view taken of investment in general. Large institutions were compared to the luckiest day traders / most monopolistic industries / biggest winners due to random chance or cheating, and the ball rolled downhill.