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Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals (automaton-media.com)
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[–] ace_of_based@sh.itjust.works 74 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

Sounds like avocado toast-ian blame-shifting to me. Just like the rest of these pieces, they ignore the obvious, horrible conditions of life, and choose to tut-tut at the abused for 'improperly' using their free time.

just like the avocado toast shit, the translation of these pieces is broadly:

Look away, reader, from the terrible low wages, high cost of living, and soul-crushing work hours japanese people are forced to endure. Focus your attention on these 19% of young people, who don't know any better, who you are better than. Laugh at these losers who admit that one time they almost couldn't cover their expenses!!

Let's look at the article.

Interestingly enough, while these results indicate that the popularity of in-game transactions may be increasing, the average amount of money spent on them is actually decreasing.

Hmm, could it be the actual problem is the immense increases to CoL young (and all) people have been under? I wonder why the article doesn't even bring it up? So curious πŸ€”

Oh well. So like, how much money are we talking about on gacha? How much are these 19% of young folks spending? Must be a ton eh?

Article doesn't say, but we do get these numbers

In 2024, young people spent an average of around 5,138 yen ($35.85 USD) on microtransactions per month while this year’s survey results state that the average amount of money spent on microtransactions is 4,247 yen ($29.63 USD) per month.

So it's not a lot, not really. I say again, this article is slop created to take your eyes away from the real problems of the world and victim blame the ones suffering under them.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

These kids are wasting $30 on a game that they play 20-40 hours a month! They should instead go see 2 movies or go to one concert or eat at a restaurant once

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

concert tickets for 30$? sweet

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, not Taylor Swift, but most shows are $30 or less

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on the scene/popularity of the band. If I have to pay more than $20, it better be a band I really want to see.

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