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Are Social Games like Farmville, Mafia Wars evil ?
- matwood 16y agoI wondered the same thing awhile back, although the word 'evil' isn't something I would attribute to a game like Farmville. See my blog post on the issue, "Are Social Obligation Game Psychological Malware?" http://www.thepensiveprogrammer.com/2010/05/are-social-obligation-games.html http://www.thepensiveprogrammer.com/2010/05/are-social-oblig...
- joeycfan 16y agoYes. They're designed to eat your life for meaningless gratification. Also, they have addiction properties built in, ala Skinner boxes.