Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down13
arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkWhen the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"www.gamesradar.comFubarberry@sopuli.xyzM to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·2 years agoAnd it’s why I hate capitalism as a consumer. “People need an incentive to invent things!” Well, if that incentive is making money instead of making a great thing, it’s probably not going to be a great thing. Great things make money.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoOh hey, that’s why I hate capitalism as an engineer. The endless pursuit of profit first rather than making good things that people want is disheartening as someone who just wants to make things that make life better
minus-squareOlhonestjim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoListen. We need you to shave another $0.13 off the cost of the unit. Just like, reduce the quality a bit. No end user will ever notice.
And it’s why I hate capitalism as a consumer.
“People need an incentive to invent things!”
Well, if that incentive is making money instead of making a great thing, it’s probably not going to be a great thing. Great things make money.
Oh hey, that’s why I hate capitalism as an engineer. The endless pursuit of profit first rather than making good things that people want is disheartening as someone who just wants to make things that make life better
Listen. We need you to shave another $0.13 off the cost of the unit. Just like, reduce the quality a bit. No end user will ever notice.