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I have two conflicting stereotypes: on one hand I assumed people spending that much on mobile games would be uneducated, on the other hand I also assume people on HN are more educated than average.

Thanks for making me coming out of it.

So, now, you made me curious. How did that happen ?

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It depends on what game. Note that these are not just pointless money-grabbers but games I actually enjoy a lot and have played for years.

In some it's the feeling of becoming powerful. In some it's out of frustration knowing it would take days doing something I can spend a few bucks on to skip. In others it's about collecting stuff. And in some it's solely about supporting the creators.

I also use it as a kind of reward. I treat myself with a big legendary chest.

With that said, I'm 100% guilty of falling for the artificial sensation they've manufactured with all the animations, sound effects and deals they put in front of me. These companies are experts on making IAPs "feel good".

Finally, I have a lot of money (made a big exit) so it's not really a big deal for me.

Thanks a lot for the raw honesty.

For 10,000$ you can make a lot of "feel good" things happen in the real world.

I spend way more on charity but thank you.

You're a whale! I'm not saying that in a disparaging way, just that your nickname is probably pinned to quite a few Silicon Valley whiteboards.

"How can we get more users like Kiro?" "How can we get Kiro to spend even more in 2019?"

You're probably not wrong.

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