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Completely agree. I'd even say that entire rant was generous to the people who run such a business: it makes it seem they actually care about the mental well-being of their players.

I think it's far more likely they view players as rats in their Skinner's box simulator with the reward lever tied to their credit card and the punishment mechanism wired to a timer.



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