▲ 314 ▼ 'Knowing Steam players are hoarders explains why you give Valve that 30%,' analyst tells devs: 'You get access to a bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly' (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 year ago by TheBat@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] JakobFel 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago devs aren't smart people. talented, yes. smart, no. I worked with many devs making $100-200k a year and could barely afford their apartments because they were so spread thin financially. spending $100+ a day eating 3 meals a day out. "investment" in crypto scams. girlfriends(yes plural). $4k a month rent for apartments that are way too extravagant for someone who spends 80% of their time at the office. driving nice cars with monthly leases in the $2-3k range. living on credit cards. the only time I saw most of these guys get their shit together was when they got married. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago devs aren't smart people. talented, yes. smart, no. I worked with many devs making $100-200k a year and could barely afford their apartments because they were so spread thin financially. spending $100+ a day eating 3 meals a day out. "investment" in crypto scams. girlfriends(yes plural). $4k a month rent for apartments that are way too extravagant for someone who spends 80% of their time at the office. driving nice cars with monthly leases in the $2-3k range. living on credit cards. the only time I saw most of these guys get their shit together was when they got married. permalink fedilink source parent