It’s sending a sacrificial pawn so the tyrant doesn’t think of their absence.

Forgot to opt in maybe?

Or, for the more sinister approach, forgot people had to opt in to organ donation and was just taking organs willy-nilly?

So you agree with my entire point, but don’t want to admit as such?

That was literally my entire point. That corporations effectively have carte blanche to do what they want, then the tools they use are the ones to take the blame.

Video games are an escape, which can be a problem in and of itself even without exploitative tactics meant to squeeze them of profit… but again, that is a societal problem. The danger of escapism is not so great without something to escape from.

This is blaming the tool for the actions of the person using them.

This is not a video game problem, this is a societal motivation problem. The motivation of corporations is to make money, so they employ whatever means they can to achieve that.

In this case it’s targeting kids playing video games.

The tool is not the problem, the wielder is. Saying otherwise is extremely disingenuous.

Ah yes, the games are the problem, not the system in which they are created.

It’s the video games that are the problem. Clearly.

Maybe it looks goofy because you’re looking at a picture you took of your monitor instead of taking a screenshot like a rational adult.

So… three monkeys?

Well, as that was a restaurant not managed by Disney, but through an independent pub owner in their public market area… I kind of doubt it.

They’ve always been on the menu

Every WoW developer ever.

Ironically I looked at shit far more when I (finally) got a flying mount in each expansion than I ever did while stuck on the ground.

The problem is if we give major companies a way out, on the off chance that it might have a benefit for the little guy… those major companies end up stepping on the little guy anyway.

So why let them shield themselves from the consequences of their action?

Every article would end up being the philosophy page.

It’s been a while since I’ve had supplementary procedures, so that’s good to know.

Now I just have to wait for all nine (and a half) bills after emergency services.

Considering how fractured medical billing is these days, often the techs contracted by your in-network doctors office are actually out-of-network.

Isn’t medical billing fun?

Corrupt governments like capitalistic shitbags.

Oh no…

Yeah, I’m sorry for my constant confusion, too. I appreciate your understanding :)

I misinterpreted your comment, I read it as $60 for the PSN account, not the game 🤦‍♂️

Do you need Playstation Plus or just an account?

Shows you how much of a dent they’re putting in the bottom line.

Or how desperate google execs are to get even the tiniest bump in revenue.