There are two types of whales. Those who plow an objectively large but relatively (to them) small sum into the game are fine. Those who fell victim to psychological programming to feed every dollar in are not.
Same way with games I enjoy. I never tend to buy the "skins" or "cosmetics" unless one _really_ clicks with me.
You aren't spending $25 on video game shit, you're spending $25 on a fun skin to show your pals, or upgrades to help your friends beat some boss, or whatever
Once you get on that path, it can lead pretty normal people to some very dark places indeed