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Flashing lights on a screen and noise from a speaker have never been so valuable. Who'd of thunk there were so many people willing to pay good money to waste th
by keithalewis 3y ago
Flashing lights on a screen and noise from a speaker have never been so valuable. Who'd of thunk there were so many people willing to pay good money to waste their time?
- TillE 3y agoYou could literally write the same comment, word for word, about the film industry, but for some reason the disdain on HN is reserved only for videogames. It's not the 80s anymore, so it's really weird to be treating games as an embarrassing hobby for boys, rather than part of the multibillion dollar entertainment industry.
- keithalewis 3y agoAgreed about the film industry. The writer and actor strikes are making it clear how vile the people running that are. There are wonderful and worthwhile films and games, but not the majority of them. The best way to exploit people is to convince them they want to be exploited. That takes multibillion dollar investments, but it seems to be down to a science now. Edward Bernays was a pioneer.