Comment on The campaign against predatory in-game practices takes a step forward in Brazil, as President Lula bans loot boxes targeted at under-18s

• StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Better an idiot than an asshole or, in your case, both.

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• MudMan@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How are they different? They're both activities we allow for adults but not for children. For, arguably, good reasons.

  I mean, you can be into one more than into another, and you can argue whether or not loot boxes should qualify as gambling, but for practical purposes when it comes to regulation they are fairly interchangeable.

  Not that it matters, because regardless of what you and I think, they are listed together in the law. I'm not mixing diffferent issues, the law is specifically, explicitly applying the exact same regulation to porn and loot boxes. Doesn't matter how you feel about it, the Brazilian regulators think they're the same here.

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  • Potatar@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do you get aroused when you look at probability? Do you have sex with PDFs? Are histograms your jam?

    If no, porn is not the same thing as gambling.

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    • MudMan@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Once again, you don't get a say.

      They are the same in the law. They will be treated the same way.

      Also, what is your point anyway? That porn should be accessible to children but loot boxes shouldn't? Are you not OK with porn being for adults? The question here isn't whether the content is adults-only, we probably should all agree that's the case. The question is how that's enforced.

      I mean, if you want to tell me what you actually think about that I'm happy to listen, but going "these two things feel different to me" doesn't bring anything to this conversation.

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      • Potatar@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My point was pointing out your logical mistake. These two things are separate things which should be discussed separately. Just because they are grouped together in one piece of official document, doesn’t make it the UNIVERSAL truth.

        or are you telling me the Braziling government doesn’t discriminate between gambling and porn in other settings?

        (Also maybe I missed it: Where did I cast any judgement about it being accessible to children?)

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