Gross.
Why not to spend this money on charity? Or a political party who oppose fascist? Or, heck, spend it for weapons for Ukraine! I don’t understand.
Two of your goals are mutually exclusive
This yacht is a research vessel. Not necessarily a party-hookers-drugs vessel.
What is it with millionaires and yachts?
I hate boats, even on a calm day in a lake which is only about 2 m deep I’m constantly convinced the damn thing is going to sink.
Do people actually like being on boats, it’s basically like being in a cramped apartment that is really inconvenient to get to and from, that constantly experiences a never-ending earthquake, why is that anyone’s idea of a good time?
Also I really hope somebody has tested that submarine extensively.
Privacy and Security. You’re out there where no paparazzi can take bikini pictures of you. It’s easy to secure so that nobody can kidnap you. And take a look at the interior of those Yachts, they are not cramped. Look at this thing:
It’s bigger than your home. It has its own helipad. It is 111m long.
Millionairesbillionaires.It’s a dick-measuring contest from more civilised times.
15 gaming PCs
Priorities, eh?
Perks of not taking your company public? I hate two comma mfers as much as the next red blooded American, but Gabe ain’t the one.
What you’re after is a bit of socialism.
We don’t have to kill all the millionaires and billionaires, they are just required to contribute to the world more than they take, as long as they do that they can have their luxury yachts.
The problem is almost none of them actually do contribute anything to the world and most of the ones that do contribute things that the world doesn’t want. Elon Musk contributes a lot of electric cars to the world, which would be a good thing, it’s just a shame they’re all dangerous killing machines.
they are just required to contribute to the world more than they take
They wouldn’t be millionaires or billionaires then. You don’t get millionaire without appropriating the labor of others.
This is how I find out that he has a yacht called “Rocinante”.
I couldn’t find the date where Gaben bought it, but the boat was originally built in 2008 and for someone else, so I guess I don’t know if Gaben is a “The Expanse” fan or just a fan of “Don Quixote”. I’d prefer the former.
Anywho… #EatTheRichThere are no good billionaires, kids.
But there are degrees of how bad they are.
Gabe is a pretty good billionaire. He has made a lot of people happy. He doesn’t spend his money trying to manipulate society. I think Gabe deserves a new yacht.
Multiple online casinos for underage customers that he runs disagree.
Valve literally invented case gambling…
Can’t remember a single Valve game that is $60 (today $80?) that has a Battle Pass, built in micro transactions that are pay-to-win, half-assed DLCs that should’ve been in base game, or a game being unfinished mess on release.
Valve is not a saint. But even with lootboxes they bring way more good to gaming industry in comparison to literally any other gaming company.
Bonus round!
Can you guess a game that has all these 4 points?
Can you guess a game that has all these 4 points?
$50 says it’s an EA game
For cosmetic only items, and in return they let everyone play for free. It doesn’t bother me as a business model.
I don’t think monetizing gambling addictions so others can play for free is a great argument.
Says someone without a gambling addiction.
Alright then, he get’s an extra sharp guillotine.
What do we get for musk? Dull and rusty seem too merciful
You don’t know what he does in the dark. You don’t know the decisions he makes, the moves he pays for, or the things he does. You only see a very small amount of his actual life.
Neither is you, or anyone except people he works with and is close to.
Most comments ITT boil down to two things:
- “cat shit is shit, so it’s the same as elephant shit”
- “cat shit is not the same as elephant shit, so it’s not shit”
Cat shit is not the same as elephant shit. Contents are different and there is a enormous difference in amounts. Would you rather have an elephant shit in your house of a cat shit in a litterbox in your house?
Yup, that’s part of the deal: cat shit is preferable over elephant shit. The other part is that cat shit is still shit, and it’s still undesirable.
Now look at the discussion in this thread. Gabe Newell is cat shit; some comments are trying to defend him as not shit, some trying to pretend his behaviour is exactly as bad as elephant shit (your typical billionaire). Between a billionaire like Newell spending money on a research yacht versus one like Musk fuelling some random dictatorship, Newell is preferable. And he’s still undesirable as any of those money-hoarding psychopaths.
Good thing I have toxoplasmosis
Elephant shit for you then :)
(just kidding.)
Gabe Poowell.
Parasite.
Fuck this guy… Like Taylor Swift he’s just a leech on society :(
Fucking disgusting. There’s no way to be a billionaire while not being a total shitstain that just sucks the society dry.
And how much would Half-Life 3 cost to develop?
living the dream
Not one person 🧵 mentioned the mafia tactics he employed to get billions in larceny.
