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Sure, when you pit investments of billions of dollars into researching the psychology of addiction and marketing against an individual's willpower, it's not tec
by falcolas 3y ago
Sure, when you pit investments of billions of dollars into researching the psychology of addiction and marketing against an individual's willpower, it's not technically a "forced choice".
But of course the customer's going to lose. They never had a chance to begin with. Regulate these like we do gambling. Because that's what it is under the hood.
- can16358p 3y agoOr better, don't regulate the business, cure the addict, solving the root cause. I'm not saying curing addiction is easy, yet if they have that much power, they can focus their efforts there.
- falcolas 3y agoAnyone who solves addiction would be regarded as a hero of our times. It's a huge problem across humankind. But it's not just addiction that needs to be solved for videogames like these, it's highly targeted psychological manipulation they're employing (for example, "don't be a default"). That's not even counting the targeting of various age groups.