The Escapist: The Problem of Voting With Your Wallets | Cold Take angielski

WheeGeetheCat, rok temu

The idea that you can control capitalists with ‘your wallet’ is flawed. Its never worked that way. Capitalism is controlled by regulations, or its not and you get crony capitalism.

Bizarroland, rok temu

Companies have ensured that those who do not fall in line will be ostracized.

That's the cost of voting against them with your wallet, access to the rest of humanity or going it alone.

Sanctus, rok temu

The problem is by-and-large people don’t care. As hobbyists some of us might, most of us say we do, but the profit and cash flow says otherwise.

dan1101, rok temu

TLDW?

xkforce, rok temu

Most “normal” gamers dont care about the same things gamers that are more invested in the hobby do. I.e by and large, the “average” gamer isn’t voting with their wallets against the enshittening of the industry.

dan1101, rok temu

That’s what I feel, there are so many consumers now that products that aren’t good or exploit their users can still have a healthy market.

Chetzemoka, rok temu

There are so many consumers MONOPOLIES now that products that aren’t good or exploit their users can still have a healthy market.

FTFY

explodicle, rok temu

Can’t one just download Tux Racer or something?

Justdaveisfine, rok temu

Poorly summarized: People have already voted with their wallets, which is why live service games and microtransactions are prevalent - They’re catering to a market that buys them.

drspod, rok temu

TLDW: 8 minutes of vacuous navel-gazing which could have been distilled to the following 4 sentences:

But who involves themselves that much with games? Critics, journalists and enthusiasts. But what percentage of the whole do these people make? If you’re watching this video right now I imagine you’d be considered an outlying statistic a few steps away from the average demographic the industry continues to target.

conciselyverbose, rok temu

The funny part is people who will blindly watch any random word vomit on YouTube are who some of these trash games are targeting.