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> a situation where the ability to express yourself in their social space requires financial investment Thankfully adults don't judge each other by the cars th

> a situation where the ability to express yourself in their social space requires financial investment Thankfully adults don't judge each other by the cars they drive, the clothes they wear, etc. /s

FussyZeus 7y ago
But adults have money. Children do not, usually anyway. They either work chores or more likely, beg their parents, who may not be in a position to spend that money, and if their kids are playing free games, I'd say the likelihood is they aren't. Selling crap to kids by way of their parents wallets is a time honored tradition in our society. Epic knew what they were doing. All the games like Fortnite do.
- magashna 7y ago
  It's always been like this. Once it was Pokemon cards and a Gameboy, now it's a Fortnite emote.
  - FussyZeus 7y ago
    That doesn't make it less gross.
  - potta_coffee 7y ago
    Pokemon cards and Gameboy are more direct. Nintendo never gave away crippled gameboys for free, with an option to unlock features incrementally.
    - magashna 7y ago
      You don't remember all the gameboy accessories? The lighted screen especially was incredible back when a backlight wasn't built in. I was jealous of the kid who had the light, the printer, and tons of games. If you think the kids who didn't have gameboys at all didn't get bullied because they weren't in the ecosystem, you'd be gravely mistaken.
    - lliamander 7y ago
      True with the Gameboy, less so with the Pokemon cards. When you buy a pack, you're essentially pulling a slot machine lever. You hope to get one of those super rare cards (e.g. holographic Charizard). Even if you weren't into collecting, it was difficult/more expensive to just buy the cards you needed for a good deck. You'd have to keep buying packs until you were able to build a deck you were happy with. Probably the only thing that's changed is the immediacy and the scale: both of purchasing and of the social effects that come from the purchase.
    - deleted 7y ago
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    - ronyeh 7y ago
      I wish Nintendo gave away free to play Gameboys where you had to pay to get extra skins. I would have been happy to play Tetris with my default skin while all my friends with wealthier parents had custom levels and Tetris emotes.

> a situation where the ability to express yourself in their social space requires financial investment Thankfully adults don't judge each other by the cars they drive, the clothes they wear, etc. /s

FussyZeus 7y ago

But adults have money. Children do not, usually anyway. They either work chores or more likely, beg their parents, who may not be in a position to spend that money, and if their kids are playing free games, I'd say the likelihood is they aren't. Selling crap to kids by way of their parents wallets is a time honored tradition in our society. Epic knew what they were doing. All the games like Fortnite do.

magashna 7y ago
It's always been like this. Once it was Pokemon cards and a Gameboy, now it's a Fortnite emote.
- FussyZeus 7y ago
  That doesn't make it less gross.
- potta_coffee 7y ago
  Pokemon cards and Gameboy are more direct. Nintendo never gave away crippled gameboys for free, with an option to unlock features incrementally.
  - magashna 7y ago
    You don't remember all the gameboy accessories? The lighted screen especially was incredible back when a backlight wasn't built in. I was jealous of the kid who had the light, the printer, and tons of games. If you think the kids who didn't have gameboys at all didn't get bullied because they weren't in the ecosystem, you'd be gravely mistaken.
  - lliamander 7y ago
    True with the Gameboy, less so with the Pokemon cards. When you buy a pack, you're essentially pulling a slot machine lever. You hope to get one of those super rare cards (e.g. holographic Charizard). Even if you weren't into collecting, it was difficult/more expensive to just buy the cards you needed for a good deck. You'd have to keep buying packs until you were able to build a deck you were happy with. Probably the only thing that's changed is the immediacy and the scale: both of purchasing and of the social effects that come from the purchase.
  - deleted 7y ago
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  - ronyeh 7y ago
    I wish Nintendo gave away free to play Gameboys where you had to pay to get extra skins. I would have been happy to play Tetris with my default skin while all my friends with wealthier parents had custom levels and Tetris emotes.