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Topic	Jim Sterling puts microtransaction apologists in their place
Romulox28 08/14/17 10:37:12 AM #17:	Bligh_with_no_T posted... The goal is generally to take advantage of people with gambling issues. So the people buying them are dumb, but the people selling them are scum. the worst part is that i think a lot of the people that are buying these aren't dumb, they're kids who don't really know any better. they just love the dopamine rush you get from getting a cool costume or skin or whatever from a loot box, so when these kids receive Xbox gift cards for their birthday or their parents put some money in their steam wallet, it all goes to virtual gambling since this kind of thing is proven to be addictive and effective --- A Green Butter Alt(TM) http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:884750819] in Jim Sterli... [t:75669402]...</cite> <quote><cite>Bligh_with_no_T posted...</cite> <quote>The goal is generally to take advantage of people with gambling issues. So the people buying them are dumb, but the people selling them are scum.</quote> the worst part is that i think a lot of the people that are buying these aren't dumb, they're kids who don't really know any better. they just love the dopamine rush you get from getting a cool costume or skin or whatever from a loot box, so when these kids receive Xbox gift cards for their birthday or their parents put some money in their steam wallet, it all goes to virtual gambling since this kind of thing is proven to be addictive and effective --- A Green Butter Alt(TM) http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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