See, this is the kind of data collection I'm okay with. When it's to genuinely help make the product I'm using better and not just to line someone's pockets or feed the algorithm.
Valve aren't perfect - they can make mistakes, too - but it fucking shows when someone up top actually cares about what they're doing.
I sincerely hope that Gaben has a worthy prodigy lined up for when he's no longer in charge.
I appreciate how Valve does this. They ask, they let you know how its used, its not associated with individual accounts, you can view the info submitted before it gets submitted.
I say this "low effort" content encompasses more meaning than what your mind could understand at the moment of your reply or, previously, at the flash of a moment that has passed when you skimmed through it. BUT I see where you're coming from (sorry about that).
A little bit janky if I'm being honest, but I still prefer it. Like, I use four different types of on screen keyboard (Steam's for everyday stuff, Onboard when I need special keys, Maliit on the lock screen, unl0kr (which cannot handle the Deck's screen rotation yet) to decrypt the drive on boot).
For the installation I had to use the Gnome live image because it was the only one with a usable keyboard. So I guess that makes five different keyboards I used.
I had to do a lot of customisation to get it to a state I'm comfortable with. But on the plus side I don't have to fight against the system to do it. My main motivation was to get encryption working.