I think the problem you’re running into is that Valve isn’t doing nothing with that pay.

Like valve is actively making my gaming experience better by developing cheap hardware and a good system for gaming on Linux.

All the games I’ve ever bought, regardless of if they still sell them are in my library.

My save files are cloud synced for free.

I as the end user am having a good time.

I also have a sunk cost thing going on. I’ve been trying to buy and play more GOG games but I just have so much that works already on Linux without any work that it’s hard to justify the tinker time to get it working otherwise.

They provide such a good service I think we’ve all forgotten about the children casinos for CSGO2 skins, but even that they’re fixing (kinda).

Maybe its just nice to not be mad about something. Like its just video games, I don’t really care if Valve has a monopoly on that since 1) Experience is good 2) they’re not trying to have like a monopoly on water or something important. Bad take maybe, but there’s enough going on that I just don’t know if I could make myself care that valve is like 90% of videogame sales. Or whatever it is.

Its less upsetting and more baffeling

Like I’m not mad, usually confused and intrigued by the question.

Unless you’re being a dick about it.

I’m personally allergic to doing anything to my distro other than installing games and VSCodium.

Its why I barely understand the X11 v Wayland discussion. I have no idea how to customize my Linux set up, if a troubleshooting step says “May bork computer if done wrong” I just reinstall the Distro or try another one. It takes like 5-10 minutes to install Linux on most modern computers

To me this is a feature of Linux. “It works on my distro” means I’m using that distro now!

I used to be a dual monitor guy on my gaming rig, but there were a few times I had issues with display (usually playing older games like Underlord)

So I just became a single monitor guy, but its a big monitor

This only works on others computers.

If the wizard themselves experience a minor irritating tech issue, then it stays permanently and forces the wizard to use a convoluted work around instead of asking another wizard for help (this would fix it)

The 2009 BBC Hamlet with David Tenant and Patrick Stewart is, without a doubt, the best possible version of hamlet on stage, on film, in its entirety.

I worked through and annotated hamlet and then watched that version. Just me, a dark room, popcorn, and a cozy spot.

It has made me obsess over Hamlet. Such a wonderful story!

Omens man, gotta listen to those omens.

I think you missed the guy this is targeted at.

Worry not though. I get it. There isn’t a lot of nuance in the AI discussion anymore and the anti-AI people are quite rude these days about anything AI at all.

You did good work homie!

Superman is paid in trillions by the gold and rare earth lobby to never do that exact thing.

This + Local Wikipedia + My own writings would be sick

Bugging me cause it’s boomer advice

9 is fine!

If you’re worried about armor then .40 and .45 aren’t doing shit either

I’ve got a right wing acquaintance who thinks I’m a genius and asked my IQ

His ghasts were flabbered when I said I don’t know and I don’t want to know.

Also its insane they ask for like $10/month for articles.

I get it, we’re in the age of subscriptions, but that’s a lot for articles when I can get my local newspaper for like $50/year

This is a moment for you, dear viewer, to sit and reflect upon.

What does this fish boner mean to you

Chinese and Russian agents keep intercepting them because they wanna see him do it

Just remember, their end goal is for thee Jews to start losing and then, in desperation, convert to Christianity so that ARMAGEDDON CAN BEGIN!

Its still a death cult after all

The fascism of the ring?

Rolls and makes sense

Its a technique I call “the great filter”

Didn’t he daily a M series macbook when they came out?

I don’t remember people being obnoxious about that

Nope.