Re:Loot boxes are obviously gambling
by YeGoblynQueenne on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @07:49AM
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I think that's what people (used to?) call "ego-dystonic" situations (?). I like the zen of the particular wording you give.
Re:Loot boxes are obviously gambling
by tialaramex on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:17PM
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I think the idea is that in an ego-dystonic illness _you_ know this is a problem, and in other mental illnesses other people have spotted it's a problem but you can't/ won't.
For example starving yourself to death is definitely a problem, but body-image mental health illness that causes it usually leave the sufferer unable to recognise this consequence of their actions.
Re:Loot boxes are obviously gambling
by YeGoblynQueenne on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @06:04AM
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Cheers. Should have bothered to look it up :0
Say you feel you need to wear a hat made of marshmallow. Is that a problem? Well, is it? For example if you lost your job because of the hat, that's a problem. If you spend so much on marshmallow hats that you can't afford your rent, that's a problem. If you killed somebody's dog because it tried to eat your hat, that's a problem, and so on.
If you spend money on MTG and enjoy it even if it's $5000 per week that could be fine, psychologically at least, if it didn't cause you or others to suffer. But if you find you're ruining your life, or other people's to buy cards, even if it's just $50 of cards per month then that's a gambling problem.