I am explicitly telling you there’s no mandatory action

But you said before

The risk is still real when what we do about it is shrug and wait.

And now your saying to do nothing but shrug and wait.

you are still implicitly arguing against that label

Implicit arguments are allowed now? People insisting that Steam is a monopoly are implicitly arguing action should be taken about it.

In the same vein as your claim that insisting people use the word monopoly, is just insisting on the word used and nothing more; me arguing that the word used doesn't matter, is just me saying it doesn't matter what word you use if the actions are the same and nothing more.

It is crucial for people to recognize...

And then do nothing about it? Why is that so crucial?

Steam is a vanishingly rare example of a monopoly that works out fine. It is still a monopoly. The “fine” part is far less durable than the “monopoly” part.

I don't disagree with you, I just don't see the point you're making other than pedantry. "Steam is fine right now, it might not always be fine, I suggest doing nothing about it" has no practical difference from "Steam is fine. Do nothing about it." The actionables are the same.

I am literally telling you the practical path forward is whatever you were doing already

"I only care about the language being used." As I said, pedantry and nothing else.

be it today or next year, I will still try

And will you be just as upset in a year from now when your failure to say anything of substance has again caused me to not remember you?

Let's take a step back here: You want people to acknowledge that Steam meets the legal definition of a Monopoly. I acknowledged that. We both agree that by the same legal definition Steam is a legal monopoly. We agree that Steam is currently fine but that doesn't mean it always will be. We also agree that beyond these acknowledgements you aren't suggesting any action be taken, or behaviours be changed.

So now we're just arguing about the words used to describe your argument, just like you were arguing about the words used to define Steam: further pedantry. We're not going to find any common ground between you thinking your distinction is meaningful and me calling it meaningless.