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How Greed Ruined Gaming (www.youtube.com)
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To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it's good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.

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[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago

Don't forget that they were hired by companies looking to make a profit off of exploiting the psychology of people and that the blame also lies with those who hired them for those jobs.

The same companies who have fought tooth and nail to prevent regulation to protect those exploited by these practices when politicians have actually cared enough to try to do something about it.