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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 75 points 3 months ago (21 children)

Many game companies specifically target vulnerable people, who end up spending their entire pay check every month, and are called Whales.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They’ve just learnt it all from Vegas.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago

They hire behavior specialists.

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