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Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by keerthiko on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:36PM (#19855664)
> - Game companies can't reasonably opt out of offering "engaging" behaviour because if their competition offers it, they will lose money.

Excellent summary. This, at least is the excuse capitalism has used since the beginning of time for every unethical practice harming humanity, whether it's privacy invasion, environmental ruination, lazy worker protections, poor compensation for talent, or providing addictive services.

Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by LoSboccacc on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @06:20AM (#19857480)
the problem is also people expecting company to "self-regulate" instead of going directly to the legislative branch and pushing the issue there.