I mean…
The unfortunate reality is that both parties, the customer and the game company, are culpable and both share blame
HollowNaught@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I had an argument with a guy who was in a shared friend’s discord server about this. He was adamant that, if somebody spent too much money on a game, then it was all their fault. Despite me going over several (clearly manipulative) tactics, all he said was that people who fell for these must be stupid and that they deserved it
Yeah later on he was kicked because of other (Similarly dickish) reasons
Vespair@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Blinsane@reddthat.com 1 day ago
Oh hey its the victim blamer. Mods deleted our discussion.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 4 days ago
These gacha companies pay ridiculous amounts of money for psych profile info specifically to target vulnerable individuals, yet individuals don’t have that same kind of access or understanding
This is NOT a both sides thing.
Blinsane@reddthat.com 4 days ago
Yeah i mean they shouldn’t have been weak, right? It’s like with rape, or fraud. There’s always the responsibility of the victim to consider, right? If she had just worked out she could have ran from her attacker, right?
Agressively stupid people like you make me sick.
Vespair@lemm.ee 4 days ago
What an insane comparison. Addiction to gacha games is nothing like sexual assault. Talk to any specialist in addiction and while they certainly will talk about the evils of the various systems meant to capture such prey (gambling, drinking, etc), not a single one will fully absolve the addict of their part in the addiction.
Period.
A person who is a victim of rape never walked into a rapist’s house and ordered a rape; there is nothing comparable about and victims of addiction.
You’re fucking disgusting.
Blinsane@reddthat.com 4 days ago
You should sit down and think about things.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
It is as much their fault as it is any addict’s fault, which is to say, partially but not entirely
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yeah American is a victim blaming culture
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I mean, he’s not wrong. it is something within their power to control, and only they can stop the cycle.
addiction is a hell of a drug though.
companies that prey on the vulnerabilities of humans like that should be regulated no different than drug, alcohol, or firearm companies.
GoodEye8@lemm.ee 4 days ago
And if we were all smart people we would have far less laws. Sometimes laws protect us from ourselves. Anyone who has experience with addiction knows how hard it is to just stop. Instead of blaming people for their inability to stop we should emphatize and understand that this needs an intervention. If these predatory practices were illegal those people wouldn’t need to stop themselves because they wouldn’t be put in that situation in the first place.
Ushmel@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Regulation of predatory practice. Taxation on the games to pay for rehab and support services for people that experience negative effects from it. It’s really easy to do, but every single gambling operation gets the big bucks from the heavily addicted. The whales are the entire business.
HollowNaught@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I agree they’re partially at fault, but to deny the part the company played by creating artificial FOMO, sales, and gates is barbaric to say the least
It needs more regulation, I agree. Particularly for premium currencies (which thankfully the EU seems to be doing something about)