If consumers as a whole keep buying overpriced skins then yes, I will blame the consumers for enabling this behavior.
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kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
I love the “blame the consumer” mindset so much! It always leads to change and reform
Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
DaseinPickle@leminal.space 9 months ago
These companies are using dark design patterns to manipulate kids and young people into a pattern of behaviour. You can blame consumers, but it’s not exactly a fair fight. These big companies have behaviour specialists employed and tons of data, used specifically to get people to act dumb in a way that benefits these companies. Heroin pushers are more honest.
Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
When it’s as obvious of a scam as this post shows, I don’t really I have any sympathy. There are other games where it’s more cleverly implemented but even then I still lean towards the fault of consumers.
I am not going to blame the chocolate factory for getting someone obese. Sugar is addictive yes, but everything can be to a certain point and it’s a person’s responsibility to manage these potential addictions.
DaseinPickle@leminal.space 9 months ago
I’m all for personal responsibilities. In fact I believe all drugs should be legal. But if alcohol companies began heavily advertising drinking for kids or young people, making it look like fund and cool and make it easily accessible, I think regulation is needed. People have the right to be stupid and do with their money and body whatever they want, but companies should not be allowed to promoted this behaviour. They should simply offer it and nothing more.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That´s why I blame both, the company and the consumers.
Dra@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
This whole attitude of “its not their fault they can’t help but hand over their money and buy overpriced shit” has got to stop
The generation is contributing to inflation because of inability to restrain themselves from buying frivolous shit for extortionate amounts of money, then complaining that no jobs pay enough while they try to launch an onlyfans career.
This then makes prices rise for everyone. The infantilzation is astonishing.
Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Did you seriously just write that zoomers buying horse armor caused my groceries and rent to get more expensive
Holyginz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They really did. The victim blaming is insane. These companies spend money to leverage psychology in their favor to get people addicted to the dopamine rushes from things like microtransactions and loot boxes. Not everyone is able to resist that kind of conditioning on such a large scale.
Dra@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
You clearly have very little experience in the real world. People need to do better, because the freedom of the press and the propensity of businesses to provide goods and services isn’t going anywhere.
Just like being responsible for who you vote for, and a vehicle that you drive, you need to take some responsibility for the things you do, and what makes you act.
This is a common argument used to blame victims in rape cases - “she was wearing something provocative and I couldnt control my impulses”.
Your reaction to certain things is within your control. It is up to you to do something about it. If you aren’t in control and you are addicted to something, then get help - it’s that simple.
This adolescent infancy must stop if anything is to move forwards.
Dra@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Yup, and watch them downvote it because they don’t like it
yamanii@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There’s no vote with your wallet when the supply is infinite and intangible, me not buying the microtransaction is one person, but a single whale will buy several, getting multiple votes in “yes please continue to shove shit down my throat” this isn’t voting at all.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 9 months ago
One thing I have heard stuck with me fiercely.
“When you vote with your wallet, those who have more money get more votes”.
And you know who got the most money? No, it’s not the whales. It’s the corporations.
kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
You really think boycotts work? Is that for real? Do you have evidence? Like any example, at all, of boycotts working in gaming?
Dra@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Boycotts aren’t Boycotts, they are just an underperformed product due to bad reviews. This happens every single day on every single platform.
kebabslob@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
So if boycotts don’t work, what can the consumer do? Just not play the game at all? Even if the developer put effort in, and its a labor of love, but the publisher forced mtx in anyway? Like, what if the game is good and boycotts don’t work? What’s gonna stop greedy publishers?
Carighan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I mean I do blame the consumer. Specifically for not voting in harsh consumer- and worker-protection laws curbing corporate abilities.
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 9 months ago
I think the issue is only blaming the consumer and especially when pointing to the cause of the issue.
Is it naive to vote for someone who obviously tells you all you want to hear but has a record of taking advantage every time they get your vote? Absolutely.
But so is walking in a city at night. All kinds of bad things can happen there but someone who hasnt seen evil firsthand will not recognize it easily.
I grew up in a very rough part of a big city. I knew you cant go outside unarmed at night and especially not linger there. But I cant expect friends from other places who havent seen this to act „wisely“ without telling them. This why we advocate without looking down on people.
Have a good one.
Psychodelic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I think I understand, but how do you deal with the unending desire to feel superior over others?
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 8 months ago
The unending desire for superiority as alfred adler describes it doesnt appeal to me. Maybe its just me but I find our constant focus on hierarchical order disturbing. Games are competitive, school is competitive, from a very early age we get that spoonfed. I‘d like to find research about this.