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Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals (automaton-media.com)
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[-] Shawdow194@fedia.io 21 points 5 days ago

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

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Candy crush costs money?

[-] Shawdow194@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

Source

Also look into stuff like the "booster wheel"

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