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    2 days ago

    Gabe is one of the CEOs (if we can call him one?) of a gaming company, who truly understands gamers.

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        11 hours ago

        What has him owning yachts and being rich anything to do with the subject I talked about? Why would I be bothered by it?

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            11 hours ago

            I’m a bit confused to why you brought it up then. Sorry if it was a joke or sarcasm and I missed it. Otherwise, I don’t care how many yachts he has and don’t mind he being rich. That’s not a reason to hate someone. Therefore, there is nothing to give it a pass for.

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              11 hours ago

              I think it’s because people often say Gabe is “one of the good ones (billionaires)”, and they saw the original comment as implying that

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                11 hours ago

                Him, I’m not sure how someone is a good or bad person for having money. I judge someone by their actions and how much they seem to touch grass. And Gabe seems to not only understand gamers, also his background how all of this came to be makes him more sympathetic versus most other billionaires. He also owns his own platform and is a private company, which adds to the weight.

                But most importantly, the actions he does speak to me and I support what he does. We could go into details, but I think it does not matter to do that now at this place…

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                  11 hours ago

                  Him, I’m not sure how someone is a good or bad person for having money.

                  You can’t become a billionaire ethically. It’s impossible.

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                    11 hours ago

                    That is your opinion. I do not agree that Gabe got so much money in an unethical way. If it is, then tell me what he is doing or did that is unethical.

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      2 days ago

      The greatest thing he’s done is kept Valve a private company. He’s not beholden to shareholders constantly demanding that the line go up at any cost.

      Funny how he’s still fantastically wealthy. It’s almost like treating your employees well and providing a quality product to consumers is a viable path to success, and selling out isn’t actually necessary to become rich.