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[–] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago

If gambling is real money gaming, then internet piracy is just life action roleplay.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wish there was a clear point at time where "Don't be evil," turned into "Let's be fucking evil." As it stands, all I can tell for sure is that we're definitely at the second.

[–] ugjka 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It happened when they shut down google labs back in 00's. Geeks got kicked out and it was all in on money

[–] hightrix 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah. Then or around when Google merged with double click. That’s when the ad leeches weaseled their way in.

[–] feedum_sneedson 18 points 11 months ago

Now that's good Newspeak

[–] TwilightVulpine 17 points 11 months ago

In-App Purchases are already real-money gaming (and gambling). You can already waste your whole finances on lootbox games chasing a rare reward. The only difference is that you can't officially redeem them for money, it only features all the downsides of gambling. So... it's pretty much the same. The division between gambling for fictional items to gambling for money is so small it might as well not be there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Gaming has multiple meanings in English such as, hunting, gambling, scamming and playing. Though only in context, the term can apply for any of these activities.