• thecrotch@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    The government is not your parents and they do not exist to protect you from your own bad decisions.

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      10 months ago

      Why am I paying them to allow consumers (which I am a group member) to get fucked over?

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        10 months ago

        If you’re paying almost $50k for video game items the only person fucking you over is you. Grow up and learn a little bit about personal responsibility.

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            10 months ago

            I just couldn’t resist, the devs showed up at my house with guns, it was a whole thing. If only the state would step in and regulate stupidity!

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        10 months ago

        They exist to protect you from other people. You can waste your money on whatever dumbass shit you want.

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          10 months ago

          But what if you don’t actually want it, but you are addicted because other people exploit the psychology of humans?

          One could argue that it’s “their fault”, but then everything is ones own fault. Furthermore this wouldn’t change the fact IMHO, that we shouldn’t prevent people from exploiting or harming other people, yk what I mean?

          Anyways, as this doesn’t seem to be a loot box or such, I think I agree with you here mostly.

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            10 months ago

            Addicted to what? This isn’t a loot box, there’s no gambling seratonin rush. This package unlocks stuff you could earn by simply playing the game. It’s an expensive cheat code. How many people are addicted to that? Does your crime have a victim?

            I don’t think they expect anyone to buy this. I think this is a marketing move. “Our game is so big that if you were to buy all these items individually they’d cost as much as a new Lexus. What a value!”. Pure PR stuntery. And here we are, discussing it, so it worked.