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Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year
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So, you are reading things I didn't write. I'm not defending him about steam games etc... The only good will here about any of it is the work toward better Linux life.
I agree billionaires shouldn't exist.
I don't like steam.
I don't really do much gaming... And it's worth stuff from GOG.
Chill out. I'm not the fanboi you are looking for.
I'm only saying perhaps he sees $$$ in a venture that is rife with much worse people doing far worse to vulnerable people.
On the off chance better access comes about from rich assholes eating each other, I'm game to at least watch.
I'm willing to say more positive things about him. His dedication to Linux is great of course, but I've also heard that people working for him get a lot of freedom to choose what to work on. And no crunch. In the games industry, that's pretty good.
So yeah, he seems to me to be one of the better among the tech billionaires. But in the end, he's still a billionaire, and he's god that ridiculous fleet of super yachts.
First step to getting away with shithead behavior is convincing a group, any group (but preferrably one marginalized), that you're representing them.
Idk, there are tons of good things that have happened from rich people doing stuff. Hell, that's the reason medicine progressed — if nobles weren't terrified of dying, who knows how long it would have taken to figure out that bloodletting with leeches doesn't work?
I don't think I need to point out all the bad things that have happened because of the rich.
Not saying represent by any stretch.
If I need X thing to survive, I'd rather get it from a pure and innocent source... If that's not possible, I'd rather it from the dude with too many boats who charges too much money than the one actively gloating about destroying lives literally and on a much higher scale.
Yes I know lesser evil etc... This isn't a philosophy course and I don't need what they're selling. But many do potentially and I'd rather minimize damage than just let the absolute worst be the default.
I respect that, I just try to provide context. It's often misinterpreted, and I do succumb to emotional responses — but my goal is to make sure those that are justified approach their goals with a clear mind.
I'm not advocating for the rich. I just want people to make the right decisions when it inevitably comes to the point where we need to decide what to do with the rich. I don't think we should treat GabeN with any more respect than we owe the poorest person, is all.
I'm not. your post is literally saying we should be nicer to him because he's not Elon. you're saying we should be easy on him because he might be doing some good. I'm saying we shouldn't.
No. "Don't immediately assume he's doing the same exact evil" is not the same as "be nicer".
At the least, it's "assume other bad motives perhaps".
My thought is this is just another way to milk money from others. That simple. Not "let's bribe govts".
If it's assumed he's doing the exact same as Musk, then we either prepare to undo the damage incorrectly, or waste time looking at the wrong stooge.
you're quoting yourself but you never said that. you said maybe Gabe could be entering his villain phase, as if he's not there yet. thus implying you meant he's not a villain, so we shouldn't assume the worse. I get what you say now, but you did not say what you meant in your original comment.