[HN Gopher] Apple and Google Asked to Remove 'Play to Earn' Game...
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       Apple and Google Asked to Remove 'Play to Earn' Games in South
       Korea
        
       Author : donpark
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2021-12-31 19:25 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | Spivak wrote:
       | I think the crypto junk is a red herring. This is just a
       | continuation of the "marketplaces" that have existed in games for
       | the last 20 years. There's nothing wrong with games having
       | collectibles and NFTs are like fine for that, whatever. I think
       | the tech is silly but it makes no difference.
       | 
       | It's the fact that these kinda of games are designed to exploit a
       | bug in human v1. No amount of personal responsibility,
       | bootstraps, or helplines is worth as much as just outlawing this
       | garbage.
       | 
       | I think the only way forward is to make precise the language of
       | "exploiting human psychology" and regulating on that rather than
       | any specific thing. A world without "dark patterns," skinner
       | boxes, and engagement farming would be bliss.
        
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