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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by kmeisthax on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:06PM (#26160667)
Indeed. In fact, we've even spotted kids using "default" as a slur - which is exactly what you design for if you're building a microtransaction slurry game.
Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by josho on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @08:09PM (#26161288)
My daughter recently encountered this in Roblox. Her friends gave her a hard time for her default skin. The peer pressure to spend money is real.