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> Once Google found its money printing machine it swallowed everything.

You know, I've never looked at Valve in that light before.

Once you have a money printing machine, of course any corporate hierarchy becomes antithetical to creativity, because there are huge financial rewards for climbing up. And the primary way you climb up is by turning direct reports to complete tasks you get rewarded for.

Not that Valve doesn't have its own problems.



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