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Gabe is literally practising Noblesse Oblige, which is really funny but really shows that our billionare society is really just a reduction to old aristocracy.
by 3acctforcom 10mo ago
Gabe is literally practising Noblesse Oblige, which is really funny but really shows that our billionare society is really just a reduction to old aristocracy. He's just the good Duke, whereas most Dukes are horrible, horrible people.
- faidit 10mo ago>He's just the good Duke The Gaben house is building a secret army, using a technique unknown to us; a technique involving steam.
- bigyabai 10mo agoNoblesse oblige exists because of a moral economy. You can be a horrible Duke, because there's no real reward for being the good one. This is not that - Steam has to compete on the free market, there is a reward for making the product everyone else refuses to make. In a post-Deck world, it's hard to believe that moral obligation plays a bigger role than the overall hatred of Windows for seamless gaming experiences.
- m463 10mo agoWell the complements of steam are the OS and hardware. So commoditizing them increases sales. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ "A complement is a product that you usually buy together with another product. Gas and cars are complements. Computer hardware is a classic complement of computer operating systems. And babysitters are a complement of dinner at fine restaurants."
- B1FF_PSUVM 10mo ago> Noblesse oblige exists because ... the plebs know what is good for them. Horrible Dukes get horses wanting nails.