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Valve is just as morally bankrupt as other video game companies, their products are just better.
I have definitely voiced this one.
The reaction was about what you would expect; I would have faired better had I kicked a puppy.
I am curious how you came to this opinion. If Valve were as morally bankrupt as other companies then they would prioritize short-term profit over the user experience, but that doesn't seem to be people's experience. They're profitable due to their decision to prioritize the user over their bottom line. That's what makes their product better.
Without a doubt, it's still a transaction between you and a corporation, but it seems to me to be a more equitable one than other game distribution companies.
Mainly how they happily profit off unregulated gambling using their in-game items, despite the fact that it has led countless minors to becoming gambling addicts. (People Make Games has a great video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmNy11Mn7g)
Rockstar has union busting, Blizzard and Ubisoft have sexual misconduct, Riot has gender discrimination, Roblox has pedophiles, Nintendo has frivolous lawsuits and Valve has underage gambling... the list goes on.
I'm sure if you really wanted to, you could create a ranking, but really what's the point? They are all awful in their own way.
Don't get me wrong, I use Steam and I even own a Valve Index. I like their products a lot. But we should still be able to point out the clearly terrible stuff they do, just like with the companies whose products we perhaps don't care for.