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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 77 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The rich can easily exploit the political system and lobby for favorable laws = Not only is it pay to win, the devs suck the dicks of their biggest whales

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 28 points 1 year ago

It's pay to win, where if you pay enough, the devs will add customized cheats that only work for you.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

Whistleblowing corruption is dangerous and might often end in persecution against the whistleblower = Reporting cheating whales is a surefire way to get yourself banned

The wealth inequality gap is mind-boggling = You'd need to grind nonstop for a total of 5 billion hours to buy one of everything on the cash shop