Some people are pathologically incapable of imagining the consequences of things that happen around them. You can tell them all about global warming, or drug-resistant bacteria, or NSA breaking every law imaginable. They don't care. Because right now none of that bites them in the ass
Well said, my friend.
@shmerl and @Gambler: +1 to your arguments. I can't think of any more obvious ones that could conclude this discussion.
Certainly there are some minor similarities between Steam and GoG as of now, but it's apparent that there are some issues with Steam (mainly compromising PC security), that aren't (because they can't logically) be addressed. That's my 0,02$