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[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 month ago (24 children)

I love steam, but let's get real here for a second. Valve will change some day. Enshitification is inevitable.

GabeN will not live forever. The vultures circle endlessly, and one day they will win. There is no good ending here (for now).

Consider building a tower, downloading everything youve purchased on steam, and keep it offline. Maybe have a 2nd set of hard drives as a backup. Put these priceless artifacts in your will.

Plan accordingly and enjoy the ride while it lasts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

They will never go public so enshittification rules don't necessarily apply

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never say never, but I don't think it's going to happen while Gabe is in charge

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I doubt gabe would choose a successor that would make steam public either, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Maybe, maybe not. As equity holders get older they may be looking to cash out so they can fuel their retirements.

I don't think that's something Gabe is interested in, but we're talking about what will happen when he dies.

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