Meme Roasting The Dutch Steam Monopoly Lawsuit
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- Top panel caption: 'Steam is a monopoly! I'm leaving it!', 2. Bottom panel caption: 'OK then, that was always allowed.' The official Steam logo is displayed at the top of both panels.
Overview
This is a two-panel reaction meme using the widely recognized Jerry Smith walking corridor template from the animated series Rick and Morty. The top panel displays the Steam platform logo at the top, with text below reading 'Steam is a monopoly! I'm leaving it!' as the character Jerry walks toward the exit of the Steam-branded corridor. The bottom panel has the same background and Steam logo, but Jerry is now walking back into the corridor, with text below reading 'OK then, that was always allowed.' The sarcastic joke pokes fun at the allegation that Steam is an unfair monopoly, pointing out that users are always free to stop using the platform if they disagree with its practices, undermining the strength of the monopoly claim.
Origin notes
This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS, created in direct response to recent real-world news that Dutch authorities are suing Valve's Steam platform over alleged monopolistic business practices. It adapts a popular pre-existing Rick and Morty meme template that is commonly used online to mock empty threats or overblown, unsubstantiated complaints.
