Does one pity the abused and deranged dog that reacts to fear with violence? Even if there is demonstrable proof that they can change and reform and get better? Even if it bites you?
Grey rocking to end a relationship? Why not just end it? That sounds like you're taking a huge risk and potentially wasting a lot of both of your time. You'd probably be better off just packing up and leaving in the middle of the night and maybe leaving a note. Rip that shit off like a bandaid, assuming you have made your choice. Life is far too short for shenanigans, trust me.
Different people are different. For example, maybe ironically, your response also feels like it could be upvote farming to me. Also, the increased sense of justice thing is a thing.
But yeah, insane lawsuit. It's funny knowing that in that article they say that Valve is ignoring them, and has been ignoring them.
Edit: which raises the question: who the fuck published this article? Who is giving this stuff publicity? Dark money? Or is it just because it's ridiculous, to begin with?
I don't think it's a troll. I think it's specifically game publishers trying to carve out a niche and get more power to make more money, both from valve, and on their own digital distribution platforms by saying
"valve needs to pay us to sell our games because we are the license holders. And since we are the license holders, we can pay ourselves from sales on our own platforms"
So I think it's dumb on the surface, but ultra shitty underneath.
Like if they win, that's a bad precedent.
If they lose, that's still precedent.
And in the process, there's a SHIT TON of discovery, of a company that doesn't give out much information that competitors would love to get their hands on. Because if you know how a competitor operates, you can undermine them. Knowledge is power. It's super pathetic, but also scary, like a demon trying to figure out your style so they can steal your friends. Hopefully, we can rely on " just don't be shitty" to hold up.
All of these lawsuits popping up are like a distributed attack on Valve.