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South Park covered the addictiveness of microtransactions aimed at kids in 2014: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium_Isn%27t_Free

The scene in which Satan explains brain chemistry to Stan is well worth watching: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B29YStCYorY

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To watch the whole episode for free (might not be available in all regions): https://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/jy5lbq/south-park-...

Even if the explanation about dopamine receptors is a bit oversimplified, the general insights here were really impressive for 2014. This episode is the first time I had ever been introduced to the concept of "whales" in the context of microtransactions.

I bet it has aged fairly well.

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