Lord Gaben: Reddit's View on Corporations vs. Gabe Newell

Contrasting Reddit users' attitudes towards corporations/billionaires versus positive sentiment towards Gabe Newell and Steam

A two-panel meme contrasting Reddit users' attitudes towards corporations and billionaires versus their positive sentiment towards Gabe Newell (CEO of Valve) and Steam. The top panel features an animated flower character with a menacing expression—tongue out, aggressive posture—accompanied by the text 'Redditors talking about corporations and billionaires'. The bottom panel shows the same flower character with a happy, friendly expression—closed eyes, smiling—and the text 'Redditors talking about Gabe Newell, Steam'. The meme humorously highlights the perceived bias in Reddit's gaming community, where typical criticism of corporations/billionaires is replaced with approval for Gabe Newell, often affectionately called 'Lord Gaben'. A watermark 'imgflip.com' is visible in the bottom left corner.

The meme originates from Reddit, as indicated by the source information. It was created using image editing, likely via the meme generator platform imgflip.com (evident from the watermark). The animated flower character is repurposed from an unknown original animated work, edited to display contrasting expressions (menacing vs. friendly) to visually convey the satirical contrast in Reddit's attitudes. This is a remix meme, utilizing existing visual assets with added text to create commentary on community dynamics.