Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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- Follow the rules of Sopuli
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- Discussion of emulators are allowed, but no discussion on how to illegally acquire ROMs.
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It shouldn't piss you off. You should be cheering for that behavior, and it would be wonderful if every dev was that brave.
The reason the Quest is relatively affordable is because you are the product. Meta is harvesting your data for free, and the cost is partially subsidized by the sale of your data. Continuing to support the Metas, the Googles, the Xitters, etc. does not ultimately benefit anyone but the wealthy.
I get that it can be frustrating to lose out on some fun, but I think not buying their products is a worthy sacrifice to make for the good of us all.
i dont care about all that data stuff. i just want the game to be on quest. for the quest 2 they had the excuse of "ohhh its not powerfull enough" but they could 100% do it with the quest 3 im sure
First they came for my email address, and I did not speak out because I had nothing to hide. Then they came for my phone number, and I did not speak out because I had nothing to hide. Then they came for my precise location at all times, and I did not speak out because I had nothing to hide. Then they came for me and had evidence that I emailed a nearby business a month ago, called a nearby business last week and location data said I was nearby at the time of the crime and there was no data left to speak for me.
The crime in question: buying from their competitors
Multibillionaires certainly seem to, though. That fact alone should concern you.
Privacy should be your fundamental right, not something you have to demand from those who command or can buy influence and power (e.g. billionaires, politicians). What you buy, what you play, who you talk to is what fuels a nearly trillion dollar industry, and you don't get a dime of that, nor do you get much of a say in how that data gets used; if you're a citizen of the EU, the GDPR offers some protection, but it is being undermined all the time.
To say that you don't care about your privacy is like saying you don't care about politics. Maybe you truly don't care, but it's going to affect and influence your life anyway, and not caring only helps the rich and powerful—to the detriment of us all.