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Valve Made $1 Billion From CS Cases Last Year, Data Claims (insider-gaming.com)

submitted 10 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (10 children)

"Nobody put a gun to your head" will never excuse exploiting people for money.

This business model is inherently abusive, and spreading. I don't fucking care how little you think anyone needs what it offers. I am explaining why it's a scam. Nobody should be offered this. They are victims.

[–] msage@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (9 children)

So is

sugar
savoury snacks
instant food
fast food
porn
alcohol

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Which is why many of these things are regulated, especially if they include addictive substances.

[–] msage@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You mean alcohol?

What else is regulated?

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago

As of 2022, 54 countries had implemented special taxes on sugary drinks and/or sugar in general: https://www.obesityevidencehub.org.au/collections/prevention/countries-that-have-implemented-taxes-on-sugar-sweetened-beverages-ssbs

In many cases that covers sweets, snacks, etc. as well. Food is usually quite heavily regulated (in the sense that there's lots of regulation, not that it's actually strict or as much as it should be), even if it's not immediately obvious to us as consumers. E.g. there are ingredients that get banned because of being addictive or having certain harmful effects.

Porn is age gated worldwide, and in some cases censored. I'd class that as regulated pretty much all over the world, regardless of how hard/easy it is to circumvent the regulations (e.g. for a 17-year-old to access a porn website).

I think that actually covers all of the items in the list!

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