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Okay, now I'm extremely confused. How is being aware of the Pareto principle and mentioning it in situations where it applies "political inaction"? And more to the point, how does referencing it in response to reports about game revenue distribution in any way related to a person's willingness to donate to steamdb?
Because as of typing, both, !skg@lemmy.dbzer0.com & steamdb community have yet to accomplish their goals.
Political inactions in correct game conservations, inactions in financially stabilizing a community project.
I apologize if my language makes shortcuts in conclusions, I don't want to be writing essays on how politically ignorance is the prime cause of gamers losing the political battles they set out incorrectly to achieve. It just gives me much dramatic irony to see history repeat itself. I take inspiration from Buddhists, and cope laughing.

Yeah, sure, gamers are politically ignorant and fail to achieve their goals.
But what does any of this have to do with the Pareto principle?
I just said how: