alt Hacker NewsAnd why not? AAA game companies have been reported to have psychologists on staff to help make their games more addictive.
We don't police big tobacco very well on making their products more addictive. We seem to be fine with expanding gambling - where I live (not Nevada!) slot machines are everywhere. Nice restaurants even will dedicate corners to slot machines - not just seedy bars. Sports betting apps are all over streaming ads, and their legality is expanding even though when they are legalized in an area the divorce and loan default rates go up measurably.
Why would we regulate big tech if we don't bother with anything else?
The kids are just the latest victim of a long ongoing trend.
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> And why not?
Because it is simply wrong.
> AAA game companies have been reported to have psychologists on staff to help make their games more addictive. > We don't police big tobacco very well on making their products more addictive.
Three wrongs don't make a right I guess.
This is defeatist. Just because something is bad doesn't mean we shouldn't care at all and just let everything be bad.
I know Doom Eternal had one, I believe she was even credited. But the line between "making a game more fun" and "making a game addictive" is a little blurry.
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> Why would we regulate big tech if we don't bother with anything else?
I’m pretty sure we do, in fact, ban under 18s from tobacco, alcohol, and real-money gambling.