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And 0% of children having credit card to buy lootbox (My country requires you to be over 18 to have one)

by mrheosuper 1y ago

smt88 1y ago
Their parents link the cards. Kids can buy things without consulting a parent each time.
msh 1y ago
Where I am from kids can get a debit card that can be used online at age 13.
leoedin 1y ago
You can have a debit card in the UK as a fairly young child. I think I got one at 12? I don’t know if there’s specific restrictions on buying in-game currency with them? I don’t know how they’d know though. The first thing I did when I got a debit card was buy the 18 rated GTA Vice City!
trinix912 1y ago
Ever heard of PaySafe "cards"? Every single kid here uses that.
- lanfeust6 1y ago
  Who gave them the money for the cards?
  - trinix912 1y ago
    Grandma for Christmas? Really, have you never been a child? They obviously didn’t get it for that specific purpose, that’s for sure.
    - lanfeust6 1y ago
      Yes, and I never ran around with cash. Supposing I did get a cash gift before my teens, it would just sit in the "bank" i.e. a box in the dresser. Of course there were no gift cards or any of that crap back then, which is what you'd expect to receive today. I mean, as an adult now, what are you likely to receive: a gift card from a relative, or cash? There's zero reason for a child to carry cash for no purpose. At any rate their lives are so structured usually that this notion that they're going to run to some store to convert it to prepaid cards is far-fetched to begin with. I see a failure of parenting that some don't want to give credence. I'm not sure why.
      - trinix912 1y ago
        So we should be locking kids out of the entire cash economy instead of just banning gambling microtransactions in games? Btw. here they might need cash to take the bus home. And yes, people here let kids do that alone. Maybe because we live in a civilized society, who knows.
        lanfeust6 1y ago
        > So we should be locking kids out of the entire cash economy instead of just banning gambling microtransactions in games? Yes, but not "instead". Regulate microtransactions, as we do any form of actual gambling. > Btw. here they might need cash to take the bus home. Bus pass.
lurk2 1y ago
A lot of gas stations and retail stores sell prepaid credit cards as well as gift cards that you can buy with cash.
- lanfeust6 1y ago
  Why should kids be walking around with large bills? Any parent worth their salt knows this could be exchanged for drugs and alcohol just as easily. None of this makes sense. Some parents aren't doing their jobs.
mrguyorama 1y ago
Steam has giftcards you can buy at any store with your birthday cash.

And 0% of children having credit card to buy lootbox (My country requires you to be over 18 to have one)

smt88 1y ago

Their parents link the cards. Kids can buy things without consulting a parent each time.

msh 1y ago

Where I am from kids can get a debit card that can be used online at age 13.

leoedin 1y ago

You can have a debit card in the UK as a fairly young child. I think I got one at 12? I don’t know if there’s specific restrictions on buying in-game currency with them? I don’t know how they’d know though. The first thing I did when I got a debit card was buy the 18 rated GTA Vice City!

trinix912 1y ago

Ever heard of PaySafe "cards"? Every single kid here uses that.

lanfeust6 1y ago
Who gave them the money for the cards?
- trinix912 1y ago
  Grandma for Christmas? Really, have you never been a child? They obviously didn’t get it for that specific purpose, that’s for sure.
  - lanfeust6 1y ago
    Yes, and I never ran around with cash. Supposing I did get a cash gift before my teens, it would just sit in the "bank" i.e. a box in the dresser. Of course there were no gift cards or any of that crap back then, which is what you'd expect to receive today. I mean, as an adult now, what are you likely to receive: a gift card from a relative, or cash? There's zero reason for a child to carry cash for no purpose. At any rate their lives are so structured usually that this notion that they're going to run to some store to convert it to prepaid cards is far-fetched to begin with. I see a failure of parenting that some don't want to give credence. I'm not sure why.
    - trinix912 1y ago
      So we should be locking kids out of the entire cash economy instead of just banning gambling microtransactions in games? Btw. here they might need cash to take the bus home. And yes, people here let kids do that alone. Maybe because we live in a civilized society, who knows.
      - lanfeust6 1y ago
        > So we should be locking kids out of the entire cash economy instead of just banning gambling microtransactions in games? Yes, but not "instead". Regulate microtransactions, as we do any form of actual gambling. > Btw. here they might need cash to take the bus home. Bus pass.

lurk2 1y ago

A lot of gas stations and retail stores sell prepaid credit cards as well as gift cards that you can buy with cash.

lanfeust6 1y ago
Why should kids be walking around with large bills? Any parent worth their salt knows this could be exchanged for drugs and alcohol just as easily. None of this makes sense. Some parents aren't doing their jobs.

mrguyorama 1y ago

Steam has giftcards you can buy at any store with your birthday cash.