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It's not a sudden new thing. The financial theory seems to explain all the facts.
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Literally all of those happened within the past 5 years. DLsite had been operating for a long time taking credit cards before that happened.
It is actually a relatively new thing, and it is from religious groups lobbying and gaining more political power.
> It's not a sudden new thing. The financial theory seems to explain all the facts.
Literally all three of the examples you list were the direct result of lobbying from groups like Exodus Cry and Morality in Media. These campaigns had been in the works for years, and were well-known to people in the industry, who had been sounding the alarm for years.
It's maddening that people not only refuse to listen before the actions come down, but also still refuse to connect the dots even after they happen.