tangentially related but I like source-engine games a lot, and I think the jank of TF2, Gmod, Portal 1, HL2, etc. made me accustomed to buggy software. I know Steam is a buggy mess under the hood, especially in the betas, but I just kinda... deal with it? It made the transition to kbin a lot more smooth than it probably should've been. And I got a 429 error multiple times when signing up!

There's a certain authenticity to software that feels like it's held up by duct tape, whether it's a game or a website.