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Video games have turned my kids into wage slaves – but without the wages (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago

Parents, consider actually buying games. Exceptions are FOSS games, which are usually full games in their own right. Stay away from mobile-only games and F2P.

Yeah, definitely. But the problem with Fortnight at least is that it seems to have become a sort of social meeting place for many children. Really a shame that it has to be such a predatory game from such a shitty company.