cybirdman

@cybirdman@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roblox Retaliates Against Child Abuse Survivor Who Exposed Platform's Predator Problem⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The company was recently sued for creating a platform using almost exclusively child labor

  The problem is while their target audience is kids, it is heavily monetized and created a market and economy around child created content. It is also impossible to moderate and became a cesspool of predators.

  The game itself is comprised of an infinite number of mini games you can try, most of them created by children. Some of them are of a sexual nature and not safe for kids. This makes it really easy for a predator to set up environments where they can groom children.

  The players can earn buy robux with real money and spend this to advertise the games they create, or buy customization items or game passes. They also earn robux when people play their games to incentivize them to create more content. Because of this the company is being sued for essentially child labor, where all their profits revolve around child created games

  When I was younger I would also play modded games and create content. I dont think there’s anything wrong with that. But the fact that the game monetized it to such an extent is wrong in my opinion. With the predator problem as well it makes it a really unsafe playform for children. As a parent I would never let my children play this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I deal with a very negative inner voice/second conscience that's constantly loud? It's like I have two different people in my head but they're both me, telling me opposite things endlessly.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s good that you gave it a name, it’s the first step towards acknowledging that it’s not rational thought and can be ignored safely. There’s definitely nothing wrong with you in the sense that you’re not crazy, but it sounds like you might have a lot of trauma and CBT should help. But it’s a long process and sometimes its two steps forward, one step back. Just stick with it and see if it improves.

  I’m not at all a professional and you don’t have to listen to my advice, but my wife has had a similar issue and she called hers a name too. It helped her a lot over the years to realize how she could turn that voice down. What really helped her though was to cut off her family, as they were the ones that gave her this voice after all. She had a lot of trauma related to family.

  Hope that helps, or at least makes you feel better about it. This voice is not shameful. You’re just human and coping with life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You Pay For It, We Own It - Sony's $7.9B Lawsuit⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ironically, from what I can see, the younger generation understands even less about computers. It’s like everything is so simple to use (smartphones, consoles, tablet) that they no longer need to understand the technology behind it.