Fuck the nyt.

On top of this I always think about how kids are being primed for gambling when I see the kids toy aisle full of a hundred different gacha toy series. Yes, trading cards have been around forever but this is a whole other level.

Well duh. Watching any sport the past several years is awful. I can’t do it without the ability to skip ads.

It will take decades for people to care enough to change anything, just like cigarettes. Gambling will eventually be a huge issue, but the robber barons are in control. I grew up with Joe Camel ads in Sports Illustrated, and this is the same thing. Edit to add that it mentions this in the article, which makes sense.

Social media companies also sent notifications to children during the school day to get them to engage.

There are no consumer protections from things like this, really.

Jesus.