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Anecdotally, I have 3 nieces and 2 nephews and only the oldest has avoided Roblox Every Christmas and birthday now is "I want Robux" and they are actively anno

• Aeolun 8mo ago
  Pretty sure I was annoyed when I got anything but computer games. Which, I’m pretty certain, adults told me were bad for me.
  • sayamqazi 8mo ago
    You guys were getting presents?
  • pnt12 8mo ago
    Just because two things are "annoying", doesn't mean they have the same ethical problems. The fun single player games only need to convince you they are a fun experience and you should buy them once. Games with loot boxes are trying to convince you every day to spend money on them. Dunno about roblox, but often the items are visible, and "defaults" are often perceived as poor or noobs. We can't be naive: It's a whole other level and companies are spending millions on manipulating kids to spending more and more money.
  • Ferret7446 8mo ago
    Of course a kid is gonna be annoyed if they get something other than what they want, but, to use a hamfisted but scarily apt analogy, are the kids yearning for the drug called sugar or the drug called crack/meth/etc. Both are "bad" but on completely different levels