cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/7643915

As always in capitalism, video games have largely deformed from an art form into just another means to generate profit for large corporations

  • Dr. JenkemEnglish
    10•8 months ago

    Lootboxes are legalized gambling for minors. So yeah, no shit it works. Just because a thing is profitable doesn’t make it good. The opioid epidemic proved very profitable, but just like gambling for kids, doesn’t make it a thing we should accept or want for our society.

    • @freijon@feddit.ch
      4•8 months ago

      I did not say or try to imply that it’s good. I said sadly it works. With emphasis on SADLY.

      • Dr. JenkemEnglish
        4•8 months ago

        Fair enough, I’m certainly not about to disagree on the profitability of gambling (for the house specifically).