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[-] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 11 months ago

Hot take: this is better than them getting a bunch of plastic crap that will end up in a landfill in 6 months.

[-] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

Yeah, but that is kinda like saying US healthcare is better than it was 50 years ago. You're correct, but why make the comparison?

It would be best if game developers didn't encourage kids to subscribe to their games. Just buy them like we did when I was growing up.

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This presumes that disposable plastic crap is the only gift alternative. I still have most of the books I got for christmas as a kid

[-] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

For sure there are alternatives, but I doubt there's a lot of overlap between kids who want books and kids who want some e-currency. Probably not much overlap with gift givers either.

[-] loki_d20@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Games are digital now, folks.

[-] RoverRacecar@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, but wouldn't it be harder to get addicted to plastic toys?

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