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minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·12 hours agoYoung people when a game has “optional” micro transactions. The moving color blocks don’t seem so bad now do they.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoWhy do you think the middle agers don’t blatantly fall for the same money grubbing tactics?
minus-squareVenat0r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoSome do, but I think most remember the time before they were invented, so they have different expectations from games that make them slightly less susceptible to them.
minus-squareSoapbox@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI know several boomers who have racked up thousands in credit card debt with microtransactions on “moving colorful blocks” mobile games.
Young people when a game has “optional” micro transactions.
The moving color blocks don’t seem so bad now do they.
Why do you think the middle agers don’t blatantly fall for the same money grubbing tactics?
Some do, but I think most remember the time before they were invented, so they have different expectations from games that make them slightly less susceptible to them.
I know several boomers who have racked up thousands in credit card debt with microtransactions on “moving colorful blocks” mobile games.