5 ms·
There is still a payout in those games - it’s just not money. Sunk cost fallacy still plays a role. Frankly, the addictive part is in the randomness of the pay
by worrycue 3y ago
There is still a payout in those games - it’s just not money. Sunk cost fallacy still plays a role.
Frankly, the addictive part is in the randomness of the payout. What the payout is isn’t particularly important. The fact that games don’t payout money could be seen as worse - you have zero chance of recovering your expenditure.
- robotresearcher 3y agoYeah, I get it. But buying stuff you want but can't afford is not what anyone else means by 'gambling'. Compulsively spending your mortgage payment on model trains, heroin, or hookers is harmful addictive behavior. But it's not gambling.