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[โ€“] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 31 points 3 months ago (28 children)

Steam may be a very successful business, but theyโ€™re still the seed crystal for a whole ecosystem of gambling that preys on addicts and children with the whole CSGO loot box thing. Take a wild guess what forms of addiction have the highest suicide rates?

Fuck Valve. Fuck all Corps. No business has ever nor can ever, genuinely give a shit about anything other than increasing profit.

[โ€“] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 months ago (7 children)

No business?

I work as a software developer for a small business and they do care about us and not just profits.

Recently we were all given a pay rise and a reduction in hours as they can afford to support that.

[โ€“] Lemjukes@lemm.ee -4 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Correct, no business. That same business will lay you off in a heartbeat if they can. Businesses do not care about you.

[โ€“] commander 5 points 3 months ago

What a myopic view of the world.

Anyone can start a business and treat their employees and customers fairly. It's just that in our Stockholm Syndrome Society, the businesses who abuse us are the most successful.

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