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#gamingonlinux

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There's no way I'm ever going to install a proprietary OS on my computers again. Even though gaming is one of my main hobbies, with Wine and Proton being in the state they are, I have absolutely no major problems. And if, for some reason, they will go away in the future, I'll find other ways. I've been using Linux as my main OS since 2005. And yes, it also has been my gaming OS for that long.

I'm already not buying any games from companies that belong to Microsoft anymore. It did hurt me a bit when MS bought Bethesda/Zenimax, but I've found alternatives that are more than feasible. In the end, I don't have the time to play all the games I would like to anyway.

Steam is supposed to be this platform where you own games, but let's be real, you're just renting them from a digital landlord who can evict you at any time. It's like buying a house, but the deed says "you can live here until we decide otherwise."

It's been two years since I last used Steam, and I'm glad I don't use it anymore. I would purchase a game, play it once, and then never again, not even finish it. It was a waste of money and time in my life.

Steam, while not as harmful as Big Tech in stifling creativity, still uses a licensing model that restricts true ownership. In my view, Steam does offer some resistance to Windows through its SteamOS and Steam Deck community, which promote a more open gaming ecosystem.

It's not all bad, but deleting your account might feel like a loss because capitalism has conditioned you to tie your spending to emotional value, and that's exactly how it's designed to make you feel.

I'm glad I deleted my Steam account when I did.