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I always thought of steam as neutral evil for being a corporation, but that was just plain wrong of me. Compare them to Digital Extreme and the fact they accidentally created a lucrative loot box and prompt remove from the game. They actually called the mechanic a slot machine instead of surprise mechanic.
From a documentary: https://youtu.be/NA5vT1LooXk?t=1360
Yep. People (gamers) give Valve way too much leeway. They pretty much invented the loot box and controll almost the entire PC gaming market, extracting a huge pile of wealth in doing so.