Valve is a libertarian company. They purposefully obfuscate their rules about adult games to prevent people from skirting them. But tracer bullets, like "Horses", still tell us a lot about the general shape of their rules. And that shape is "don't make us do effort"
valve and steam are probably the greatest success story in all of gaming but their incredibly opaque nature and breadth of control are a sword of damocles hanging over devs. Every developer bar nintendo wants their game on steam, and steam's rules are on a whiteboard at Valve's HQ and nowhere else.
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Valve is a libertarian company. They purposefully obfuscate their rules about adult games to prevent people from skirting them. But tracer bullets, like "Horses", still tell us a lot about the general shape of their rules. And that shape is "don't make us do effort"
Strikes and boycotts don't work anymore Unions gotta hire people to shut down the companies e-commerce network and then demand a contract for restoration
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Strikes and boycotts don't work anymore Unions gotta hire people to shut down the companies e-commerce network and then demand a contract for restoration
Dealing with this stuff just makes me physically ill. Like I actually woke up this morning sick to my stomach. I wish more journalists & content creators would cover this issue — your fav in games journalism & content creation is really failing you right now, ngl
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Dealing with this stuff just makes me physically ill. Like I actually woke up this morning sick to my stomach. I wish more journalists & content creators would cover this issue — your fav in games journalism & content creation is really failing you right now, ngl
the more i read about what’s happening in the usa and uk, the more presses for young people to express their political beliefs close shop (ex. teen vogue), the more i believe the older and wealthier people with power are striving to foster a rowdy, anti-intellectual youth culture.
it’s so fascist.
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
the more i read about what’s happening in the usa and uk, the more presses for young people to express their political beliefs close shop (ex. teen vogue), the more i believe the older and wealthier people with power are striving to foster a rowdy, anti-intellectual youth culture.
Tried some CBT with a councilor and ultimately decided to stop, I hate how much the idea of value and growth are tied into so much psychology. My problems are not something I caused or can do anything about, and thinking in terms of goals and values just hammers in to me how ultimately powerless we
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Tried some CBT with a councilor and ultimately decided to stop, I hate how much the idea of value and growth are tied into so much psychology. My problems are not something I caused or can do anything about, and thinking in terms of goals and values just hammers in to me how ultimately powerless we