News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app. Parent comment

Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by dorkwood on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:30AM (#23788442)
An old boss of mine was a whale. He was in his 40s and spent 100s of dollars on mobile games. I think it's mainly people with a lack of impulse control.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by vecter on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:52AM (#23788569)
Spending hundreds of dollars on mobile games doesn't make someone a whale imo. More like thousands or tens of thousands over years.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by 2squirrels on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:14AM (#23789902)
Someone I worked with had a nephew who spent $4000 on I think it was FarmVille in one month. It took them a while but they were able to recover the money because the kid was underage and using the parents credit card.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Valve secrets spill over in new Steam documentary app by dorkwood on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:03PM (#23793627)
I left out the word "regularly". I'm sure he would have spent a thousand every few months, at least.
[ Parent | on HN ]