A new industry report from Epyllion has broken down the video games industry's battle in the attention economy, which it is struggling with.
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  • Bustedknuckles@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Gambling/crypto is all risk, porn is risk-free reward

    If people have more alluring alternatives for cheap dopamine, maybe video games can prioritize satisfying gameplay and narratives. Play has value, that’d be ok

    • fonix232@fedia.io
      2 months

      porn is risk-free reward

      for the watcher, sure, but for the actors?

      also don’t underestimate porn addiction. people can spend thousands of dollars on such addictions.

      • Bustedknuckles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 months

        You’re right, of course - I just meant in the context of why it’s competing with video games for user attention. Gambling, porn, crypto, video games : one of these things is not like the other (he says with several 1000+ hour games in his steam library)