nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoNew Study Suggests Kids Are Now Experiencing Social Pressures to Buy In-Game Itemspatrickklepek.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down13cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkNew Study Suggests Kids Are Now Experiencing Social Pressures to Buy In-Game Itemspatrickklepek.substack.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
minus-squarebbkpr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·1 year agoNot news. Kids are pressured to buy things their friends have, regardless of medium. Duh.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYup. My kid was adamant he wanted a specific transformer for Christmas. He didn’t get it, and now he’s no longer interested (his birthday is coming up). He only wanted it because his friend had it.
Not news. Kids are pressured to buy things their friends have, regardless of medium. Duh.
Yup. My kid was adamant he wanted a specific transformer for Christmas. He didn’t get it, and now he’s no longer interested (his birthday is coming up). He only wanted it because his friend had it.