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Why not advertise and sell cigarettes to minors, after all parents should be able to restrict smoking. Gambling is highly addictive, in-game gambling dark patt
by andrei_says_ 5y ago
Why not advertise and sell cigarettes to minors, after all parents should be able to restrict smoking.
Gambling is highly addictive, in-game gambling dark patterns are iterated on and weaponized by teams of designers.
Do you believe individual parents are a match for these million pound gorilla companies pushing gambling to their kids, in their own homes and everywhere, 24/7?
- Darmody 5y agoAs I said, I'm not against regulating gambling systems in games just as we regulate gambling everywhere else. Gambling is gambling and is bad, especially if you're vulnerable like a kid. What I don't think it's right is the government telling you how much time you have to spend doing X. We're talking about gaming hours now. But what about food? Don't eat more than 2000k calories a day or we'll punish you somehow. Don't smoke, don't drink alcohol or take any kind of drugs because it costs money to give you medical attention. Don't practice that sport because it's dangerous. Don't watch more than 2 hours a day of Netflix. And I could go on and on.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoI agree that the time restriction is a blunt instrument. Is there regulation of gambling / addiction-inducing practices in video games? At all?