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      Its not the parents fault, its just how its going.

      As a kid I wanted pokemon cards, because all the other kids had pokemon cards and were showing off how many pokemon cards they had and it was on TV that you GOTTA CATCH EM ALL and the cool kid had a shiny raichu and I was a loser because I didnt have one so I really wanted one so I needed pokemon cards.

      It didnt mean my parents failed me. It means toy manufacturers have all but weaponised marketing/propaganda and children are especially susceptible.

      In my example, replace shiny raichu card with Peter Griffin skin.

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      What a fedora screeching nerd take.

      THE KIDS WANT VIDEO GAMES! THE PARENTS ARE FAILURES!

      Jesus Christ 🤦‍♂️

      More than half of US kids want to play more games with their parents, particularly children aged between 5 to 7 (73%).

      Fucking ruined generation, awful parents, 🙄

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      Probably the same parents that buy their kids GTA and then complain games are too violent. They just don’t care that much to look into what their kids like.

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      Remember the custom warehouse level filled with crates and everyone wearing a crate skin?

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    If that ain’t proof microtransactions are a bane on society, then we’re already too corrupt to care.

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      If it isn’t proof they target children, I don’t know what is.

      Microtransctions prove they should be illegal every time I read any article about them

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      Not to mention there’s hardly any micro transactions left, a lot of these micro transactions are the prices of full games or more!

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        This is what I don’t get, why would you get some in game currency or item that will help you for like five minutes for the same price as a game that will give you tens of hours of fun. Cosmetics I somewhat get, you wanna show off. Still think it’s kinda dumb but I get it since I’m tf2 player.

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          Nah it’s worse, because you can trade TF2/Steam items. You can’t do shit with games like Fortnite, Overwatch, Valorant, etc…

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    I worked hard to make my kids understand why that stuff is bad. They got their highs, crashes, and understanding, now they’re not attracted to stuff like that any more 😅 but man, it should totally be illegal.

    Especially for kids ffs.

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    Damn this one stings.

    Instead of wanting a video game as a present… They want a bunch of resources for the video game they already play.

    And here i was assuming that with all the gamer parents, kids where going to be guided towards actually good games.

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      Gamer uncle of kids with non-gamer parents here.

      I did what I could.

      My niece’s taste in games is impeccable. She’s 13 and among her favorites are Hollow Knight, the Ori games, Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb, and of course big mass kids appeal games like Pokemon and Mario.

      My nephew (9) is a lost cause. It’s all Roblox and mobile child casino garbage and he doesn’t have even the slightest interest in anything else. I’m pretty sure my partner and I are the only people in his life who have never given him Robux.

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      I thought so too. I try with my boy I really do. Ive got him understanding that mtx are the work of Satan, but beyond that I cant help him.

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    Crazy stuff. Just brings to mind how many kids are playing fortnite and the like. A lot probably just goes onto skins