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[–] 18 points 5 hours ago

Because extractive capitalism hates informed consent. When interacting with an extractive capitalist, keep one hand on your wallet and one hand covering your drink.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    It might be the pitchforks.

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  • [–] 23 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    If you don't like pitchforks, don't do things that invite pitchforks. It's really that simple.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago

    ...well... let's not pretend that the internet mob is completely rational in all its brigading... the pitchforks come out and get pointed in various directions for no good reason quite often...

    I can't really blame anyone working in PR for feeling the need to tread carefully. That said, it's probably time we had some fair trade/labor practice disclosure standards for video games and/or computer software in general.

    That shouldn't be too extreme an idea to be practical - we have such things in other industries already, like clothing and food production.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago

    Because these "game developers" are grifters: They're into it for the money. They see it as a passive income source they can have on top of their main full time job. And they all think that artists of all kinds drive at least a Porsche if not outright a Bugatti, because they saw some rich rapper like that.

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  • [–] 2 points 44 minutes ago

    consent is bad for business.

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    [–] 9 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    "hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays virtue."

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