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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 231 points 2 weeks ago

Casual reminder that Gabe Newell owns 6 yachts worth an estimated US$1 billion and that he is not your friend.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 228 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Class consciousness leaving my body when the money hoarder owns the store I buy treats from

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 108 points 2 weeks ago

Man that has poured shitloads of money into turning linux into a more mainstream desktop platform is rich

Wow.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 66 points 2 weeks ago

A huge chunk of that Linux development was paid for by exploiting child gambling.

Just because one does a few good things with their money, doesn't justify how they got it.

[-] msage@programming.dev 41 points 2 weeks ago

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

We can nitpick specific examples for everything you want, and we will be correct, but that detracts from the point that Gabe has helped to build things that took decades of slowly getting anywhere.

I wish we didn't need it, but we do.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Valve was making bank before lootcrates, and lootcrates have been available to kids since trading card games.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, we know loot boxes are bad because they exploit the psychology of gambling. But what about Steam sales? They’re exploiting FOMO, hoarding/collecting psychology. We know that Steam users are buying billions of dollars worth of games they never play.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Now you're being actually ridiculous. "Sales are bad"? Really?

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[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

They hated him because he spoke the truth.

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 28 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure exactly what you're trying to say here but I guarantee 0% of that wealth came from his investments in Linux support. Their investment in Linux is mostly a way of keeping MS in check, as in "if you try to fuck us the way Apple does with iOS, your customers will leave Windows because they'd rather have something where they can play their giant library of existing games".

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Hey if Gabe wants to make Linux phones something to be taken seriously I’m all for that. Until then, Gemini creeps me the fuck out so no android. I can tolerate Siri being fucking dumb.

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago

I don't take issue with rich people. Owning boats worth US$1 billion is past the point of rich.

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[-] Zizzy 31 points 2 weeks ago

I just dont understand miney obsessed people. Why the hell do you need multiple yachts? Why even work at this point when you could just .. not? You would still afford everything you ever want without ever checking your bank account. I just dont get it.

[-] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

I would 100% still work if I were rich. The only thing that would change is when and what I work on.

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[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 weeks ago

not my friend, but not as clearly my enemy as many other wealthy people

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago
[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 weeks ago

That's for every individual reading this to decide. It will either mean something or nothing to you.

Personally, I don't think billionaires should exist. Even the ones that I think have done cool things. And I definitely don't think anyone needs 6 yachts in a world that is burning.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

Gabe shouldnt be able to have the money he has, but his yacht ownership isn't the issue many are making when pointing it out. One is his home, full time, any home he was going own was realistically going to suck for the environment. Last I read the others are all like research vessels, emergency medical facilities for disaster relief, and humanitarian aid, and shit. Not like a zuck's smaller yacht to act as a helipad for his larger yacht thing.

maybe some day we will have a system that prevents people from having that much money, until then any place with an active enough economy has some assholes owning yachts.

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[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

He's last on the list to be eaten though.

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[-] frezik 125 points 2 weeks ago

"Bizzare"? That's pretty much what I expected of Gabe. I don't imagine he has to work particularly hard. Most CEOs try to hide how much they don't do.

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 100 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This man never does interviews. Then the one interview he does in the last 30 years is trash-tier editing of a vertical video of a laptop screen in a Zoom meeting from 20 feet away, that's only uploaded as Shorts, by some guy who only has 4 total videos uploaded ever. WTF is up with that?

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 weeks ago

From what little I know about Gabe, it’s seems he doesn’t want to be the center of attention at valve. He wants Steam to the center of attention. It’s a smart play as we are seeing more and more people turning on techbros and their cult leader status’.

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 weeks ago

Ironic because Gabe appreciation is still kind of cult like.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly I think the reason for the pseudo cult think is three parts he doesn't want it, he keeps his head down, and valve generally produces decent services and products. If any of those disappeared folks would probably stop it to a large degree.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

I'm sure that's why he doesn't seek attention, he already has too much.

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[-] tal@lemmy.today 44 points 2 weeks ago

I can understand preferring scuba diving to doing interviews.

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[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

Gabe the Diver.

[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 32 points 2 weeks ago

I hope that he decides to work on a neutral payment processing system. Cooperating with the EU's Linux initiatives, he can probably put quite a bit of weight onto the scale, making a digital Euro into a thing.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 weeks ago

The EU now has a digital wallet payment system in a trail run

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html

Would be neat if they integrate it

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Clickbaity title. Daily routine stuff is kinda memeish thing to ask successful stuff, and he's trying to be honest about it. He gets to do the light touch management on a lot of fascinating stuff, so it's natural that he wants to do it daily, and he seems to be mixing it up with stuff he does for fun, so it seems like he does it throughout the week, and he seems to have a good attitude about it and looks at it realistically compared to regular work/"horrible job"s.

Note he doesn't specify times or meals; it's just a rough sketch.

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing bizarre about that. Scuba diving is nice for some people who are shall we say neuro spicy. Nothing I enjoy more than going to the bottom and just chilling in water.

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[-] tan00k@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

What handheld is he playing in the top image? Looks too small to be a steam deck

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 weeks ago

It's a Steam Deck, he has big hands.

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't diving good for arthritis? Gabe's no spring chicken.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 10 points 2 weeks ago

No offense to him, but he doesn't look like he scuba dives. Or works out...

[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 weeks ago

Scuba diving is not an athletic sport. Air consumption is all about moving as little as possible once you're down there.

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

I am a scuba instructor and professional underwater photographer. I'm also obese.

Scuba is not a sport that makes one fit - especially as you get better at it and improve buoyancy skills to the point you aren't even having to swim most of the time. When I dive, I'm essentially just existing underwater, not even supporting my own body weight.

[-] noretus@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 weeks ago

Based on 3rd hand accounts, he’s been steadily losing weight for years and while it was hard to find recent photos at a cursory glance, there are a few where he is noticably skinnier (also the article does mention he looks fitter in a conference call)

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[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

ahem... Dave th diver?

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[-] Freigeist@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder, is there good equipment available to go scuba diving with a full beard?

[-] nilaus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Lots. You just need a little vaseline in that mustache and boom.

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[-] lordnikon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

so no different then normal people go to the gym on their lunch break. scuba is just a different kind of workout

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[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I read part of this interview elsewhere and it quoted him as saying he enjoys hanging out with people on his boat. My first thought was that those people are paid to be on the boat.

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

New? I thought this was true for a while now.

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