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Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Others have explained to you why it's different, and that that happened 2 years ago and a lot of things health related can change in that time. But even if he had done that yesterday, even if it was the same, he should be able to choose to attend remotely, he's not asking to be excused, he's not asking to change anything, all he's asking is to be able to do it from his home, and I wouldn't deny that to anyone unless there's a reason to be physically there, which there isn't.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Plus, since he's just testifying, it sucks on a climate level to make him jet around for absolutely no reason, too.

[-] Chobbes@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I don’t really think anybody should have to go to court in person, and I can definitely empathize with somebody wanting to avoid COVID (even if they’re not super high risk, you never know how it will affect you it seems). I kind of understand the bias towards in person things, but I really wish people would get over it. Sometimes it’s just a lot more practical to do things remotely, and while a video call isn’t quite the same as being there in person I think it’s something we can deal with. It certainly doesn’t seem like it would be that much worse for testifying tbh.

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