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.
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Dra@lemmy.zip 11 months agoThis 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.
yamanii@lemmy.world 11 months ago
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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?
Dra@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
You are doing that thing where you are replying to something that you made up in your mind instead of the message that I wrote, because you were really hoping that I would say boycotts don’t work because your whole argument is based on it
Customers leaving bad reviews in somewhere that is visible and easy to influence future potential customers because of a legitimate grievance works. It stops people buying the game and demonstrates discontent to the vendor. That’s it.
Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Did you seriously just write that zoomers buying horse armor caused my groceries and rent to get more expensive
Holyginz@lemmy.world 11 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 11 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.
Holyginz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I can tell I have more experience in the real world just from your comment. Nothing is black and white and you not being able to understand others doesn’t change their reality or the world’s reality. Have a nice day and hopefully are able to grow and gain more experience and knowledge of the world moving forward.
Dra@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Yup, and watch them downvote it because they don’t like it