There are dozens of us!
Yeah, I also wish they’d have better support, but Linux players are not a huge group.
Steam Deck and Steam machines have helped a lot though. Without Valve’s weight behind it, trying to game on Linux would probably be a lot worse.
Not far off from what already happens from the race-to-the-bottom popular content found on YouTube, in f2p games, and on social media.
AI slop will get better at grabbing, holding, and harvesting attention. Kids will grow up on it and adults will get comfy with it, shortening attention spans. They’ll end up under-educated and under-ambitious, leading to a more gullible, more anti-intellectual population.
I don’t have any sources to cite, it’s all vibes. I’m already a product of manipulative media. 💀 That, and some of this is exaggerated inter-generational grumpiness.
(This is not even touching on the potential for propaganda that a lot of other answers are getting at.)
Checked this in my state a few years ago, ended up getting like 50 bucks back. Took a while, I forgot about it by the time the check got here. Seemed like the state treasure was happy to have his signature prominently slapped on there.