Your explanation seems flawed. Why do people play games with microtransactions? Why are casino games mind-numbingly bland? Companies do things that generate

Your explanation seems flawed. Why do people play games with microtransactions? Why are casino games mind-numbingly bland? Companies do things that generate profit. Profit is generated by manipulating consumer behavior. Consumers aren't necessarily stupid for being exploited. In fact, that's the whole point: their instinctive behavior is being exploited.