It's money made using psychologically manipulative in-game economies to prey on susceptible targets. I wouldn't call that "earned," exactly.https://twitter.com/UberFacts/status/1327379215226990594 …
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tbf, casinos could be included in gaming -- before video games, that's what "the gaming industry" meant.
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The videogame industry fought tooth and nail to be seen as separate from gambling, as respectable entertainment, only to go back and copy everything that the gambling industry does.
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Thought you were talking about the Tories and their money laundering, for a sec, there
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All the while complaining about piracy (which makes people buy more games in the end, but ok)
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You forgot „exploited it‘s workforce for“
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In casinos, they hide the clocks and exits so the gamblers never stop gambling. In the video game industry, they hide the clocks and exits so the workers never stop working.
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id argue games have surpassed casinos. as in casinos everyone knows they're gambling. with games that isnt the case and thus more willing to spend
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The rating agencies are flagrantly negligent of their responsibilities, letting addictive gambling into all-ages rated games and being downright two-faced to avoid warning players and parents.
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It's always been an apt comparison. Sega Games was founded as a company to sell slot machines during World War 2. Nintendo's roots were in making playing cards ; which at that time in Japan was -not- an all-ages product.
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I can say I'm part of the victims, so now I play apex where all the cosmetics kinda look like ass
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