A sale that happens every few months or even weeks is the same as gambling? Sure i buy more id a game is on sale… But not because of fomo but because i can save money?
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chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 month agoI mean you can blame gamblers for losing all their money to Las Vegas too but that’s not a common opinion on Lemmy!
Rbnsft@lemmy.world 1 month ago
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, it’s not the same as gambling, but it does exploit weaknesses in human psychology to get people to buy things they don’t need.
If you’re buying a game that you’ll never play just because it’s on sale, you’re not saving money.
Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You would be happy to know that Steam doesn’t set the sales prices, the developers and publishers of games do that.
So whether you buy their game on GOG or Steam, you are directly supporting the people that set those sales.
Best not to buy any games that go on sales to keep true to your values!
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Valve doesn’t set the prices but they provide the venue. Just like how Vegas provides the venue but doesn’t run the casinos.
Lots of other places have casinos but Vegas is the one everyone blames for the epidemic of gambling addictions. Vegas creates the conditions for problematic gambling that are much more powerful than a single casino.
drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 1 month ago
How are those the same?