▲ 942 ▼ Valve dev counters calls to scrap Steam AI disclosures, says it's a "technology relying on cultural laundering, IP infringement, and slopification" (www.pcgamesn.com) submitted 8 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago (2 children) They also let your children gamble, so that's cool too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I'd rather have control over my digital items than gambling protection that infringes on what can I do with them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) What items do you think that you have control over? You don't own anything in your account and it can be taken away for any reason or for no reason at all. https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/legal/site-terms-of-use All right, title and interest in and to this Site, the Materials and all associated Proprietary Rights is owned by Valve or its licensors, and no ownership of any of the foregoing items is transferred to you by virtue of this Agreement or Valve's permitting you to use the Site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) So your argument is because valve allows me to do whatever with my items, they should allow me less? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago If you are a child and one of the things you want to do is gamble, yes. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ryannathans@aussie.zone -14 points 8 months ago* (2 children) As we all did when we were young playing pokemon, Mario, Mario party, marbles, mighty beans, hot wheels, etc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* I don't remember playing with real money doing any of that or international crime and extortion rings developing around them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago Yeah but it feels a little more scummy when it's Visa, Mastercard and American Express permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) I'd rather have control over my digital items than gambling protection that infringes on what can I do with them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) What items do you think that you have control over? You don't own anything in your account and it can be taken away for any reason or for no reason at all. https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/legal/site-terms-of-use All right, title and interest in and to this Site, the Materials and all associated Proprietary Rights is owned by Valve or its licensors, and no ownership of any of the foregoing items is transferred to you by virtue of this Agreement or Valve's permitting you to use the Site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) So your argument is because valve allows me to do whatever with my items, they should allow me less? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago If you are a child and one of the things you want to do is gamble, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) What items do you think that you have control over? You don't own anything in your account and it can be taken away for any reason or for no reason at all. https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/legal/site-terms-of-use All right, title and interest in and to this Site, the Materials and all associated Proprietary Rights is owned by Valve or its licensors, and no ownership of any of the foregoing items is transferred to you by virtue of this Agreement or Valve's permitting you to use the Site. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) So your argument is because valve allows me to do whatever with my items, they should allow me less? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago If you are a child and one of the things you want to do is gamble, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) So your argument is because valve allows me to do whatever with my items, they should allow me less? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago If you are a child and one of the things you want to do is gamble, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago If you are a child and one of the things you want to do is gamble, yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ryannathans@aussie.zone -14 points 8 months ago* (2 children) As we all did when we were young playing pokemon, Mario, Mario party, marbles, mighty beans, hot wheels, etc permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* I don't remember playing with real money doing any of that or international crime and extortion rings developing around them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago Yeah but it feels a little more scummy when it's Visa, Mastercard and American Express permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* I don't remember playing with real money doing any of that or international crime and extortion rings developing around them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago Yeah but it feels a little more scummy when it's Visa, Mastercard and American Express permalink fedilink source parent