Comment on Steam Users Rally Behind Anti-Censorship Petition

flop_leash_973@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You’re missing the point. This is not aimed at Valve, but at Visa and MasterCard. They are businesses. They primarily care about profit, not censorship. Especially when that pisses people off. They made the mistake of listening to the vocal minority of Collective Shout, so we have to let them know that. This isn’t the 80’s anymore, gaming is mainstream and there are far, far more gamers than puritanical Quakers that get the vapors at the sight of anything mature or complicated. And worst-case scenario, they are not the only payment processors, just your most convenient ones for customers and businesses. For now…

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  • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you calling them Quakers as a derogatory slur or are they actually Quakers/Religious Society of Friends people.

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    • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A “slur”? No. But I was referring to the overly strict, hair-splitting kind of religious extremism that adheres to the letter of the law, not the spirit/intent.

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      • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So yes, you did. Quakers (used to be) quite progressive.

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    • ulterno@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t get either of those contexts.

      When I read “Quakers”, I just recalled Quake III Arena and thought, “that doesn’t fit”.

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      • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Quakers were some anti authority religious minority (Christian) in Scotland/England. They were notorious for their lack of respect. E.g. used “thy” instead of the formal you. (English changed since then and the informal thy fell out of use)

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  • Gladaed@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I do still wait for an answer.

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    • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It was 3 in the morning here. Relax.

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• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Valve is a big enough company that they could conceivably start their own payment provider to bypass this.

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  • Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For example they could sell adult games under credits only and take CC or PayPal for credits.

    This way you’re not buying adult titles with CC at all. Same way AAA deal with gambling with lootboxes.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Can’t people do this already? Just load up your Steam Wallet, and then use those funds however you want?

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      • Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Cant use the steam wallet when they delist the game.

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  • Gsus4@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Come on, Gabe. You know you wanna.

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    • smeenz@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You do know what happens to Valve Time any time someone tells Gabe to hurry up, right?

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• DNS@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Consumers punting the accountability and responsibility of their demise to the next generation of consumers. I hate how feeble and weak willed we are all as a species.

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