Besides that though Sweeney has pretty consistently been hostile to linux and it's users in the past, from discontinuing support after buying native linux games to disparaging it online.
https://x.com/timsweeneyepic/status/964284402741149698?lang=...
> Installing Linux is sort of the equivalent of moving to Canada when one doesn’t like US political trends.
> Nope, we’ve got to fight for the freedoms we have today, where we have them today.
That counts as "mocking"? You might not agree with Sweeney or think he has a good point, but it's not remotely "mocking". Are Steam supporters really that thin skinned?