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
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Results of a survey regarding the spending habits of young gamers in Japan have been revealed - here's how they spend their money on games.
  • Vespair@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I mean…

    The unfortunate reality is that both parties, the customer and the game company, are culpable and both share blame

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      These gacha companies pay ridiculous amounts of money for psych profile info specifically to target vulnerable individuals, yet individuals don’t have that same kind of access or understanding

      This is NOT a both sides thing.

      • Vespair@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 days ago

        What an insane comparison. Addiction to gacha games is nothing like sexual assault. Talk to any specialist in addiction and while they certainly will talk about the evils of the various systems meant to capture such prey (gambling, drinking, etc), not a single one will fully absolve the addict of their part in the addiction.

        Period.

        A person who is a victim of rape never walked into a rapist’s house and ordered a rape; there is nothing comparable about and victims of addiction.

        You’re fucking disgusting.