Anon is not satisfied
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Dude needs to stop playing predatory gacha games.
I don't understand people who WILLINGLY install that shit. They KNOW how they work and are monetized. And unlike gambling at a casino, there's zero chance of you being up money at any point.
I think of them as "Gotcha!" games, cause their point is to trick you.
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You can enjoy a lot of these games without spending a penny, and these games usually don't have outside ads. Nothing wrong with playing a fun action RPG, as long as you don't fall for the sucker stuff.
EDIT: Fuck y'all. Upvote my top comment, then bomb the replies I make? Go fuck yourselves.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Because your top level comment makes sense while the rest of your replies devolved into a caps-locked crash out aimed at anything resembling nuance. Now I'm more convinced you're 14.
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And we wonder why Jordan Peterson telling someone like this to make their bed blows their whole mind.
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I think more masturbation would fix this.
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Maybe anon should get some better games
Maybe anon should touch grass
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Who the fuck are you to judge me on that level?
NGL the deleted comments just make this look worse
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They are not a great analogy because they at least have a legit use in medicine.
That said, not really sure what the best analogy for SAAS slot machines would be. Even playing them for free you still have the sensation of pulling down on the device (phone screen/machine lever) and then the "spin" with variable rate rewards.
They do, but given everything Purdue’s done I felt it was fitting. Fine as a concept, awful when the sole goal is extracting money.
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I think more masturbation would fix this.
yeah, get some xxl woofia dailies in there
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I mean, trans-lesbianism is right there ... OP could be doing all of this, with "just good friends"!!
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I think more masturbation would fix this.
And ditch the gatcha games, and play DOOM 2 mods or lauch a number of Minecraft modpacks through PolyMC
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Addiction doesn't really care about this kind of logic.
gambling isn't an addiction, it's a lifestyle.
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You can still be addicted, even of you don't spend a dime.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Sure but then you only waste your time. Some more casual gachas, like star rail, are deliberately designed to be casual, in order to increase their retention rate(ie keep most of the players playing in the long term). They dont require much time daily(you can afk do the dailies in the background within 5mins) and while there is replayable content, it isnt necessary and eventually you will be done with that too.
Some gachas are more hardcore, demanding more time, which enables them to have a smaller pool of players who are more dedicated(ie less likely to quit because of sunk cost).
I assume addiction rates are higher on those gachas, then again mainstream casual gachas like star rail, have tens of millions of players, so maybe they have more "addicted" players(total, not as a percentage).
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gambling isn't an addiction, it's a lifestyle.
Gambling forms addiction in the same way as social media. It forms skinner boxes of sorts.
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I think of them as "Gotcha!" games, cause their point is to trick you.
I think that's where the term gacha comes from. A japanization of the term gotcha.
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I actually do know people who do this. Its pretty crazy to me. Like I game a decent amount, then feel bad that I wasted that time. So I do a bunch of projects and get out of the house to feel better. I guess these people don't have that need, which must be kind of nice!
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gambling isn't an addiction, it's a lifestyle.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Professionals disagree with you.
Like it's in the definition lol.
Gambling
An Addictive Behavior with Health and Primary Care ImplicationsI feel like it's easy to conflate addiction with chemical addiction specifically. Anything that releases endorphins in your body can become addictive.
Watching TV, playing video games, sweet foods, sex, etc, all have the potential to become addictive. -
I actually do know people who do this. Its pretty crazy to me. Like I game a decent amount, then feel bad that I wasted that time. So I do a bunch of projects and get out of the house to feel better. I guess these people don't have that need, which must be kind of nice!
wrote last edited by [email protected]Let me introduce you to ADHD
He's a good friend or mine
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
According to him...
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I think more masturbation would fix this.
Yeah, only once per day? No wonder he's unhappy.
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Professionals disagree with you.
Like it's in the definition lol.
Gambling
An Addictive Behavior with Health and Primary Care ImplicationsI feel like it's easy to conflate addiction with chemical addiction specifically. Anything that releases endorphins in your body can become addictive.
Watching TV, playing video games, sweet foods, sex, etc, all have the potential to become addictive.what's next are you gonna claim thigh highs can be addictive? this has the same vibe as "water is addictive" or "you have an oxygen addiction".
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I actually do know people who do this. Its pretty crazy to me. Like I game a decent amount, then feel bad that I wasted that time. So I do a bunch of projects and get out of the house to feel better. I guess these people don't have that need, which must be kind of nice!
Also card carrying ADHD but I believe in this quote (whoever originally said it).
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time
