My real concern is gen alpha since instead of playing artful experiences as children a lot will probably mostly play crap designed to suck money out of you growing up so for many in that generation that could end up being what video games are. More governments requiring that games with gambling mechanics must be rated 18 would be a nice way to help tackle this but that sort of thing is moving slowly. Also I've never spent a single penny on a free to play game and I fully intend to keep it that way forever. If a game gives you an advantage if you spend money then it's shite regardless of how good the rest of it is especially if it eventually becomes a tedious grind if you don't do that.
And the trouble covering living expenses part reminds me of how a lot of complaints about getting by despite living standards being much higher compared to 50 years ago would suddenly go away if some people stopped spending so much money on things like monthly subscriptions. In particular many people need to learn to cook and stop ordering food to be delivered several times a week.
Last edited by Norion - on 17 April 2025
