This psychology-oriented design atrocity is leaking into other industries[0], and I can't see a future where this is not strongly regulated against like how gambling is today. It took me months of using screen time apps to revert the bad habits these apps try to implant on you.
The issue is that those companies know how much their products affect people in a negative way yet still make them, we would be shocked if it was some chemical company making medication but psychological health is as important as physical health adn they should be treated the same in my opinion.
>An idiot can download any game right now from the app store and see how similar the design is to slot machines, plus they give you limited gems/coins/etc. tu use on crateboxes each day, if you want more you have to pay
>gambling is addictive and bad for adults => gambling is probably also addictive and bad for kids
I mean I know you know what I'm talking about and you know I know you know, so why play the clueless shill on every thread and post? Has being the most obedient (in the sense one protects any authority with deception and faking stupidity) person in the room become something to strive towards now?
Also, the most successful gambling games I know all come with several other totally unrelated business lines, eg Fate/Grand Order contains the world’s best and longest ongoing fantasy novel and a series of theatrical movies. The pure gambling stuff is like B-grade apps for retirees.
I'm surprised you only took months. It's taken me years and I'm still battling it. I even wrote a book on this struggle last year given it was such a prominent addiction in my teens and early 20s. I'm 30 now.