One of the worst things about the freemium model is that the games tend to be very grindy time suckers those who don't pay-to-play. Millions of souls spend hours each day just farming in-game treasure and it actually ends up being work rather than fun. So many of these people are missing out on the joy of crafting or farming actual things in the real world and selling them on eBay or Etsy or locally. These grindy games in particular end up preying on millions of kids who don't have wads of cash, but do have free time and get sucked in. This is perhaps why addiction to games like Genshin Impact has gotten so severe in China that authorities have taken action to limit play hours.