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Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by zepto on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:18PM (#25139437)
In game currency is not toys.

It’s a way to monetize addictive videogames without providing any additional value.

Do you think we should sell cigarettes to children? If not, why not?

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Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by colinmhayes on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:21PM (#25139484)
Fortnite is absolutely a toy. It's no different than buying different outfits for your doll.
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Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by zepto on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:36PM (#25139672)
If you buy outfits for your doll, you have the outfits. You can pass them on to your own children along with the doll.

If you buy in-game currency from epic, you have nothing except the memory of a dopamine hit.

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