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CBumEnjoyer Jan 27, 2019 @ 11:57pm

What would happen if Gabe Newell were to die?

Gabe Newell is the founder and CEO of Valve...as you probably know.
Gabe is 56 years old, which is starting to really "get up there", and while he still, and hopefully has many many good years left in him, what were to happen if he died?
Would this effect Steam very much? What effects would it have?

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Clarence Boddicker Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:04pm

Originally posted by ❤Unity❤:
Originally posted by Chonchy:
As healthy as an obese man could be.
With billions of dollars.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:07pm

Originally posted by Chonchy:
Originally posted by ❤Unity❤:
With billions of dollars.
:riddler:

You didn't know he is worth billions?

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Clarence Boddicker Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:08pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by Chonchy:

You didn't know he is worth billions?

:qr:

What is the point?

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:10pm

Originally posted by Chonchy:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You didn't know he is worth billions?

What is the point?

I guess you didn't see the South Park episode about money curing everything...

Joke flew right by you.

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CBumEnjoyer Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:10pm

Originally posted by Chonchy:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You didn't know he is worth billions?

:qr:
What is the point?

That he probably has the bets heallth care in the entire world lmao
It don't take a genius to put two and two together.

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CBumEnjoyer Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:11pm

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:
Perish the thought! Gabe Newell is a god amongst men and he shall reign as god emperor for centuries to come!

He will transcend his mortal body and upload his consciousness onto Steam itself so that he can constantly be one with his children. He is always watching over us and blessing us with sales. He is benevolent and all-knowing. He is alpha and omega.

im kinda hoping Gabe transplants his brain into a super awesome robot body so that he can continue to live well past 100 years old.

Steam sales shallst never falter.

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nullable Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:15pm

Well that's true, so he probably won't die of a treatable illness. But lots of people have great healthcare and still die of undiagnosed conditions, heart attacks, etc. Having access to the best healthcare isn't a guarantee of living to old age, or the age of average life expectancy.

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Washell Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:17pm

The third installment of each and every Valve game shall be released from his personal vault, which shall usher in the apocalypse as computers safe guarding nuclear plants are hacked by their operators to play Half Life 3, heart monitors get used to play Left 4 Dead 3, and Norad's strategic missile command fires the missile to free up memory space for a round of Dota 3 with it's Russian counterpart while the world is on sick leave and at home gaming.

Originally posted by Brockenstein:
Having access to the best healthcare isn't a guarantee of living to old age, or the age of average life expectancy.

Being in the top 1% (US) means you statistically live 15 years longer than the bottom 1%. It's not a guarantee, but it definitely affects the average.

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/9/16860994/life-expectancy-us-income-inequality

Last edited by Washell; Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:19pm

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Clarence Boddicker Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:21pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by Chonchy:
What is the point?

I guess you didn't see the South Park episode about money curing everything...

Joke flew right by you.

:czombie:

TV is for losers.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:23pm

Originally posted by Chonchy:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

I guess you didn't see the South Park episode about money curing everything...

Joke flew right by you.

TV is for losers.

:csgo_loser:

Not so witty retort... I'm hurt...

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Clarence Boddicker Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:25pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Originally posted by Chonchy:
TV is for losers.

Not so witty retort... I'm hurt...

:cfacepalm:

Lol you only lie to yourself.

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CBumEnjoyer Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:32pm

Originally posted by Chonchy:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Not so witty retort... I'm hurt...

:cfacepalm:
Lol you only lie to yourself.

Please go back to Language Arts class in 7th grade.

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Knightwolf Jan 28, 2019 @ 2:59pm

lets just say even people at Microsoft hated Games for Windows because i talked to a couple of them which they got rid of a few years back

also the games for pc now vs games for windows live lets just say i feel like it was a 100% improvement in every way.

Last edited by Knightwolf; Jan 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm

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nullable Jan 28, 2019 @ 3:08pm

Originally posted by Washell:
Being in the top 1% (US) means you statistically live 15 years longer than the bottom 1%. It's not a guarantee, but it definitely affects the average.

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/9/16860994/life-expectancy-us-income-inequality

Yeah, that's what I said, it's not a guarantee. The statistic is relative to a population. It doesn't project onto individuals like that, and we're talking about an individual.

Money does help a lot, being able to afford health care helps a lot. Bad luck can negate the advantages of money. A freak accident can negate the advantages of money. Bad choices can negate the advantages of money. Mistakes either by the individual or their doctor can negate the advantages of money. Which is why there's not a guarantee. But with an entire population, those things even out as lot of people don't have bad luck, freak accidents, missed diagnosis, poor choices or mistakes.

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