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Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)
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[–] vegantomato@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Let me guess

  • Anime tiddies
  • Short skirts
  • Long socks
  • Ultra brain-stimulating UI
  • Ultra brain-stimulating sound effects
  • 9001 virtual currencies to mask the actual cost of everything
  • Mystery RNGs everywhere
  • Muh behavioral psychology
  • More manipulative shit

Parents need to do their fucking jobs.

These gaming companies (parasites) need to lose all their IP protections.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

There‘s a bitter irony in demanding parents doing their jobs because that‘s exactly why they don‘t have time for parenting. The cost of living is too damn high.