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Actually, the reason why online game is so popular in China is because it is one of the cheapest entertainment you can have....so you can be brainwashed and sto
by startuprules 17y ago
Actually, the reason why online game is so popular in China is because it is one of the cheapest entertainment you can have....so you can be brainwashed and stop thinking about the fact that you're making $1/hour. (When Jane McDougal said online users are 'optimistic', I spit out my prune juice.)
And notice that Zynga became real popular after september of 2008 ;)
- zilchzilch 17y agoI suspect you didn't watch the talk, where McGonigal talks about taking that placated attitude and turning it towards the real world. She doesn't deny what you're saying, though certainly she has a deeper grasp of this than you seem to. But no, I was referring to your ludicrous theory of "escaping government".
- startuprules 17y agoI don't believe it's that ludicrous. I can either work 40 hours, and get taxed 50-70% on that, or I can work 20 hours, make enough to survive, and play video games for 20 hours which I enjoy. The government loses that 20 hours tax income.
- zilchzilch 17y agoYou are an edge case and will continue to be so. Most of us actually like the real world more than we like video games.