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This is another area where the arbitrariness of the 18 year majority limit is exposed: 18 year olds are not neurologically adults. That doesn’t happen until lik
by village-idiot 8y ago
This is another area where the arbitrariness of the 18 year majority limit is exposed: 18 year olds are not neurologically adults. That doesn’t happen until like 25-29.
- molf 8y agoAgreed; this should be made illegal entirely – this mechanic benefits no one except the game publisher.
- kgilpin 8y agoThat totally works for me as well :-)
- cloakandswagger 8y agoAnd also the grown adults who enjoy gambling responsibly?
- pitaj 8y agoExcept that it lowers game cost for everyone else when whales buy a bunch of cosmetic items.
- larrik 8y agoThese games aren't lower in price. Freemium games may have that aspect, but the games in the article are all AAA $60+ games with deluxe editions for $80 or over $100, and still have loot boxes.
- pitaj 8y agoGames have been $60 for decades despite growing scope and inflation. Why do you think that is? It's because of alternative monetization strategies.
- larrik 8y agoThe market size been growing too, while distribution costs have dropped to next to nothing. Games used to be physical cartridges, after all.
- watwut 8y agoThat is when brain cease to develop. That does not mean people are not mature enough for us to treat them as responsible for themselves sooner.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoMeh. Self discipline is very much a learned skill. I've seen plenty of high school age who have as much self discipline as your average middle age adult and vise versa. I think whether or not you have good personal responsibility at 18 depends a lot on whether you're given chances to build that skill from age 10-18 or so. People tend to mostly try to meet the expectations of society and society doesn't expect much from 18yos.
- menacingly 8y agoAs I understand it, it's 25-29 for men specifically, and women reach maturity much faster.
- village-idiot 8y agoI’d heard 25-27 for women, 27-29 for men, hence the wide spread I quoted. But the general idea still stands.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoThe old milestone for coming of age, of 21, seems like it was the better overall compromise.
- ensignavenger 8y agoIs there a commonly accepted definition for "neurologically adult"?
- ionised 8y agoI believe the poster you are replying to is referring to the brain continuing to develop until your mid-to-late twenties.