A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley

Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by lubujackson on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:41PM (#18312191)

I have no idea if there is any legal precedent for requiring resell value on a prize, but these "rare drops" definitely do constitute prizes on a human level. And they by definition DO economic value (even if you can't resell them) because people pay money specifically for a chance to win them.

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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by setr on Friday October 26, 2018 @05:40PM (#18312914)

If value of something is how much the market is willing to pay for it: it had value before you bought it, and none after (you can’t resell!). Is there a difference from buying an “experience”?

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Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ... by intended on Saturday October 27, 2018 @02:12AM (#18314573)

As an analogy - I can't resell performance enhancing drugs after I have taken them?

Would that not closely match this example, at least in terms of utility?

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