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How computer games encourage kids to spend cash | Gaming companies use behavioural psychology to manipulate users into spending(www.bbc.co.uk)

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Yup, this is why I don’t let my kids play any games w/ MTX. They already get super obsessed every new thing they see, there’s no way I’m dealing with that in their games as well.

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