You just wonder what the would would be like without Marketing.

Imagine we only had facts/specs of equipment in advertising, and all these people maliciously using your own psychology against you, had productive jobs where they contribute more resources/services to the world.

Steam is one of the good companies, but when I see this much effort go into marketing, it just makes me think of waste. There is poverty, environmental degradation, cancer... but hey: Look cool video to convince me to buy something.