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Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by tptacek on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:33PM (#29721077)
The distinction is that you would never pay someone to learn how to beat the Orphan of Kos for you; the pleasure is in getting your ass kicked to the point where you throw the controller across the room, only to pick it up again a couple hours later. That's exactly the experience these Bullshit Games aren't creating.
Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by lazyasciiart on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:13PM (#29721369)
I don't think it's true that nobody would pay to learn it. A friend made significant money as a dota tutor, and there's whole sites full of people selling tutoring time https://www.superprof.com/lessons/gaming/united-states/. Similarly, people pay for cheats/unlocks/walkthroughs.
Re:“Play-to-Earn” and Bullshit Jobs by emodendroket on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:16PM (#29721393)
Metafy is a big one too. But notably people are largely willing to pay if the game is played competitively. For single-player games, not so much.