sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoRoblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’kotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down13
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minus-squareAirfried@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up90·3 days agoIf anyone needed any more evidence why investor driven companies should stay out of gaming.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·3 days ago should stay out of gaming. And education, health care, sports, food production, food consumption, technology, energy…Is anyone noticing a trend? This is the real Touch of Midas.
minus-squaregreasewizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 days agoIf anyone needed any more evidence why gamers should stay away from investor driven companies.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoWhat should they be in control of then? That’s the default market hegemony. We even have publicly traded utilities ffs. And of course medical care. Those would be the first places to start.
minus-squareLePoisson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days ago What should they be in control of then? That’s the default market hegemony Nothing. The default market hegemony is fucked.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoFounders? A gaming studio will likely need investors unless its a small indie shop, but it can still be founder driven vs investor driven.
minus-squareTHB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoThere’s a lot more than gaming I wish they would stay out of
If anyone needed any more evidence why investor driven companies should stay out of gaming.
And education, health care, sports, food production, food consumption, technology, energy…Is anyone noticing a trend? This is the real Touch of Midas.
If anyone needed any more evidence why gamers should stay away from investor driven companies.
What should they be in control of then? That’s the default market hegemony.
We even have publicly traded utilities ffs. And of course medical care. Those would be the first places to start.
Nothing. The default market hegemony is fucked.
Founders?
A gaming studio will likely need investors unless its a small indie shop, but it can still be founder driven vs investor driven.
There’s a lot more than gaming I wish they would stay out of