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NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Lobbyists and special interest groups are why we have an industry subsidized by legalized gambling for children and other ways of fucking us over.

And vagueries that will be interpreted by courts that likely have no knowledge of what a vidya game even is will resolve that?

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ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
We have to hope they do, because the industry would love to never resolve this on its own. So far there are reasonable laws on the books in places in places like Belgium and Australia for things like loot boxes. Also, you do your argument a real disservice by using childish language like “vidya games” and “oh noes”.

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- NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Hoping things will turn out great is for idiots.
  
  So rather than advocate for some vagueries that are primed to be corrupted… maybe actually start with those specific actionable laws to establish precedent that can be worked on.
  
  Because a judge who has no idea what a vidya game is: “Oh, my grandson plays that gotchinson impact game. He is a good kid so clearly this is a different problem and this case is trash”. Or, more likely “Minecraft?!?! THAT IS THE GAME WHERE YOU HAVE UNCENSORED SEX WITH PROSTITUTES AND THEN MURDER THEM!!!”. Because the vast majority of court cases don’t have proper experts involved but still lead to precedent that can cause problems down the line. Hence why there is a lot of pressure to settle when “tech” ends up in court.
  
  Also: If your only argument is that I am not taking the “Stop Killing Games” movement seriously enough? You don’t have one. Which… is par for the course.
  
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  - ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Hoping things will turn out great is for idiots.
    
    I agree. Hence this initiative. Nothing will change without action, is this is the action that EU citizens can feasibly take. I’ve written my legislators, and that’s about all I can do in the US, other than spread the word on social media.
    
    Also: If your only argument is that I am not taking the “Stop Killing Games” movement seriously enough? You don’t have one. Which… is par for the course.
    
    I wasn’t making that argument at all.
    
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    NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    I agree. Hence this initiative. Nothing will change without action, is this is the action that EU citizens can feasibly take. I’ve written my legislators, and that’s about all I can do in the US, other than spread the word on social media.
    
    Relying on favorable interpretations of “reasonably functional” is just begging lobbyists and lawyers to ruin it for everyone.
    
    Pushing for legislature with specifics that are actually good is how we get precedent.
    
    “Stop Killing Games” is the former and most of “the movement” is twitch streamers telling their audiences what they want to hear.
    
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