• RiQuY@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    TDLR: “If you don’t give us PII information within a made up deadline, we will deny you access to any content you paid in the past.”

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      Blame the US for declaring that US minors are too stupid and US parents too neglectful to pay attention to what is purchased online.

      They have to kick off kids from their game, legally, and nearly all mobile and online games that have any way to spend real money will be doing the same within the next year.

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        They have to kick off kids from their game, legally, and nearly all mobile and online games that have any way to spend real money will be doing the same within the next year.

        Good. Gambling is illegal for minors under the age of 18.

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          Most of the game isn’t gambling, to pretend otherwise is just silly. It’s like being one of those idiots that pretend counterstrike is gambling.

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            If there’s an otherwise g rated movie with ten minutes of full frontal nudity and hard-core sex what rating do you think that movie is gonna get?

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              24 hours ago

              If you think cosmetic lootboxes are comparable to porn, you’re too stupid for internet access and your handler should limit your screen time in the future until a cure is found for whatever thing is currently affecting you.

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                The reading comprehension situation is crazy

                LaLuzDelSol does not think cosmetic loot boxes are comparable to porn. They were making an analogy, not an equation. “A is like B in that C” does not imply that A is morally equivalent to B, it means that they share a similarity. In this case, “putting 10 minutes of hardcore sex in an otherwise g-rated film” is like “incorporating gambling into an otherwise child-friendly game,” in that “even if the majority of the work is child-friendly, the not-child-friendly aspects make the work as a whole not child-friendly.”

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                  20 minutes ago

                  The analogy only works if you believe gambling does the same relative harm as porn.

                  That is the problem I have with their terrible attempt at an analogy. Not only does it imply it’s comparable, it has to be for the analogy to work as intended.

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                    ❌ Incorrect

                    An analogy is not an equation. Porn is harmful to children, and access should be age restricted to the fullest extent possible without interfering with the rights of grown adults. Gambling is harmful for children, and should be age restricted to the fullest extent possible without interfering with the rights of grown adults. They don’t cause the same amount of harm, but a movie that features hardcore sex should be rated AO just like a game that incorporates gambling should be rated M.

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                  19 minutes ago

                  You should know better than to assume that the average Lemmy user understands analogies. Lemmy users are generally pretty smart when it comes to technology, but not when it comes to interpersonal communication or politics