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		pmarreck on March 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I hate what video games have become I have 424 Steam games and not a single one is a freemium game, funny how that works

Wowfunhappy on March 28, 2022 [–]

^ I can’t speak for which 424 games you have in your library, but careful with the terminology—there are (sadly) lots of paid games with microtransactions and dark patterns.

pmarreck on March 28, 2022 | [–]

I get that. I detect it and I consciously don't participate in it. If you understand and recognize the dark pattern, you can opt-out.

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