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  • TomSelleck@lemm.eetoGames@lemmy.worldGaming has a polarization problem
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    7 days ago

    It’s been a problem for awhile. The media needs clicks so saying something is 7.5/10 doesn’t really drive engagement. Gamers have especially fed into this narrative because the media surrounding new products is always filled with hype and billed as the next greatest thing. It’s caused justified pushback from the community, but I think the pendulum has swung a bit in the other direction now. It’s tough feeling lukewarm about something when you’ve been told it’s supposed to be great. Additionally, the publishers, and some developers, in this industry are greedy cutthroats, which has made them easy targets for people’s frustration. The problem is now that frustration is focused on EVERYTHING involving the games industry.









  • TomSelleck@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 months ago

    Western civilization has been addicted to cheap labor since the very beginning. From the Spartan slave state to the modern outsourcing of labor to people who get paid near slavery wages, or just old-fashioned slavery in some cases, even today. Humans are the root of the problem. It’s not a system or idea that’s the root cause, it’s us.