nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoAlmost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey revealsautomaton-media.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down114cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkAlmost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey revealsautomaton-media.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square43fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareShawdow194@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 days agoNot just youth! The older ladies at my work are candy crush/royal match fiends. They are hooked… The problem is we socially dont view it as gambling (which it is), coupled with the fact its designed to be addictive. There isnt a social stigma or support yet to stop playing and break the cycle
minus-squareShawdow194@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoSource Also look into stuff like the “booster wheel”
Not just youth!
The older ladies at my work are candy crush/royal match fiends. They are hooked…
The problem is we socially dont view it as gambling (which it is), coupled with the fact its designed to be addictive.
There isnt a social stigma or support yet to stop playing and break the cycle
Candy crush costs money?
Source
Also look into stuff like the “booster wheel”