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Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 9 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Nearly all social animals would be punished in some way for hoarding resources from the group. Between loss of social status all the way to being killed. Our closest relatives like apes straight up murder individuals that do this.

It's a mental illness. We'll probably find out it was caused by lead or micro plastics if our species survives this time.

For now. I believe the correct call to action involves guillotines. We can dial it back if things get better.