▲ 245 ▼ Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an 'informal advisory board' (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 6 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 112 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] osanna@lemmy.vg 4 points 6 months ago (11 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 6 months ago (6 children) I'm a lot less angry at him than the ones who seemingly use their wealth exclusively to make our lives worse. He just has a bunch of money to buy boats. He's the last on the list for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -4 points 6 months ago* (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) Oh no, they lower prices sometimes. Whatever shall we do except buy, buy, buy!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -1 points 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@ani.social 1 point 6 months ago I did not say he was innocent. I'm just less concerned with him than I am people like Thiel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago (1 child) Like Torvalds, Stallman and Wozniak, Gabe Newell had an idea of how he thought technology should work and has never let up on it, it's a shame they couldn't profit as much as Gabe. The yacht hobby is a bit much but compared to the standard billionaire hobbies, destroying the planet, rape, and murder, he's pretty mild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Avicenna@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago You don't call it a shame when it is a conscious choice: "Wozniak has discussed his personal disdain for money and accumulating large amounts of wealth. He told Fortune magazine in 2017, "I didn't want to be near money, because it could corrupt your values ... I really didn't want to be in that super 'more than you could ever need' category."" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 child) A billionaire... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 6 months ago (6 children) I'm a lot less angry at him than the ones who seemingly use their wealth exclusively to make our lives worse. He just has a bunch of money to buy boats. He's the last on the list for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -4 points 6 months ago* (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) Oh no, they lower prices sometimes. Whatever shall we do except buy, buy, buy!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -1 points 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@ani.social 1 point 6 months ago I did not say he was innocent. I'm just less concerned with him than I am people like Thiel. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] osanna@lemmy.vg -4 points 6 months ago* (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) Oh no, they lower prices sometimes. Whatever shall we do except buy, buy, buy!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -1 points 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@ani.social 1 point 6 months ago I did not say he was innocent. I'm just less concerned with him than I am people like Thiel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (3 children) Oh no, they lower prices sometimes. Whatever shall we do except buy, buy, buy!? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] osanna@lemmy.vg -1 points 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] osanna@lemmy.vg -1 points 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 6 months ago* How is selling stuff at a sale evil? Because valve puts games on special just because they are good people. Who said that? Please give a quote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago So don't buy games outside of your means? I never said they do it to be 'good people' but the fact that the game is on sale doesn't force you to buy it. Be a responsible adult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@ani.social 1 point 6 months ago I did not say he was innocent. I'm just less concerned with him than I am people like Thiel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago (1 child) Like Torvalds, Stallman and Wozniak, Gabe Newell had an idea of how he thought technology should work and has never let up on it, it's a shame they couldn't profit as much as Gabe. The yacht hobby is a bit much but compared to the standard billionaire hobbies, destroying the planet, rape, and murder, he's pretty mild. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Avicenna@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago You don't call it a shame when it is a conscious choice: "Wozniak has discussed his personal disdain for money and accumulating large amounts of wealth. He told Fortune magazine in 2017, "I didn't want to be near money, because it could corrupt your values ... I really didn't want to be in that super 'more than you could ever need' category."" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago You don't call it a shame when it is a conscious choice: "Wozniak has discussed his personal disdain for money and accumulating large amounts of wealth. He told Fortune magazine in 2017, "I didn't want to be near money, because it could corrupt your values ... I really didn't want to be in that super 'more than you could ever need' category."" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 child) A billionaire... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)