To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it's good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.

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[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago

I'm sure there are cases where someone is spending money they shouldn't, or they know better, but we have to acknowledge that a lot of tactics used are the same predatory strategies that take advantage of human addiction. I don't think people should gamble, or bet on sports but that shit is everywhere, and it's normalized. It's no wonder why so many people fall into it because they don't think it's dangerous.

We can scream at people and tell them to stop, but that's not a real solution, at least I don't see how that really works. A predatory studio puts out a game that people want to play, then if it fails because people don't buy enough, they just shut everything down and cancel the content, even when people want it. I think there examples of this happening now.