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Im all for declaring this a terrible dystopian idea but I do think there is sufficient market demand. My points are: * There is a demand for point and click jo
by tmpz22 4y ago
Im all for declaring this a terrible dystopian idea but I do think there is sufficient market demand. My points are:
* There is a demand for point and click jobs at extremely low pay rates, whether in developing countries or for aging populations that want employment but are barred from many physical jobs. This provides the supply of workers.
* Games print money, so much so that studios and publishers have become investment vehicles and popular acquisition targets. There's a lot of available capital and interest from adjacent industries.
* Building successful social games is really hard. Companies are chucking billions between mobile, VR, MMO, and other gaming markets. And IMO for the most part they are completely failing outside of standouts like Rockstar and a handful of others. Seriously I've seen nothing out of the Metaverse for all the investment and backing Facebook has put into it - they could really use SOMETHING to standout with.
* Also the activity itself reminds me of renaissance fairs or other re-enactor activities, including Disneyland.
So I think its really possible for a startup to kick this idea around, and its possible its implemented in a game where it is successful and sustainable.
I think the world becomes a worse place if this is normalized, but that really describes most startups these days.