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[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 25 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

And it will last til Gabe dies. Then I guarantee it enshittifes so fast it will make your head spin.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

He should turn it into a non-profit right before he dies and put the ip under a foundation or something so it can’t be sold off in pieces.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 14 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

As long Valve doesn’t become publicly traded they will be fine. The problems start when companies optimize for shareholder value rather than customer value.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 58 minutes ago

You think there aren't a bunch of greedy finance whores biding their time until Gabe dies in order to take over and enshitify everything so they can squeeze as much money out of Steam as possible?

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 8 points 3 hours ago

Private equity buyout would be the same problem but even faster.

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 hours ago

Well yeah, that will be the potential first sign to look out for. If that happens no need to think it won't get worse like everything else.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 16 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe. I've heard Gabe's son is set to take over when the time comes, hopefully he's been raised right.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Hmm. The founder's son usually just squeezes the company for profit.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

citation needed

[–] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 4 points 4 hours ago

Really!? Gives me hope!

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

As soon as the business people gain control they will pivot everything to maximize profit. Enshitification is just a euphemism for business.