Airfried comments on Roblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’

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[–] Airfried@piefed.social 89 points 3 months ago (6 children)

If anyone needed any more evidence why investor driven companies should stay out of gaming.

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[–] greasewizard@slrpnk.net 28 points 3 months ago

If anyone needed any more evidence why gamers should stay away from investor driven companies.

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 44 points 3 months ago

should stay out of gaming.

And education, health care, sports, food production, food consumption, technology, energy...Is anyone noticing a trend? This is the real Touch of Midas.

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What should they be in control of then? That’s the default market hegemony.

We even have publicly traded utilities ffs. And of course medical care. Those would be the first places to start.

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