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Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
Why can't you accept that some people like what you don't like and they are not just dumb fools getting tricked into giving their money away?
Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
>There are true dark patterns

Which can only be defined subjectively. Something dark to you is not to others.

> some forms of monetization are unethical

Only ones which are fraud, which is illegal.

>Nobody is saying games have to be free and without ads.

Yes, actually plenty of people are. Subscriptions are dark. Premium games are dark. Skill games are dark. Gambling games are dark. Ads are dark. Freemium is dark. Everyone can call anything dark.

Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
No. I'm fully capable of ignoring games based on my principles. He chooses to be in that "relationship" despite not liking it. It's his own problem, his own responsibility. He supports it despite his own reasoning, which is stupid, but it's his choice.
Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
Why do you choose to play the game then? Who is forcing your hand?
Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
Or in other words:

>Games are built to make players feel powerful. Players understand that money is as much a currency as their time is, and some would rather trade their money to feel powerful than spend their time to build up to feeling powerful.

Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
DanBC was referring to shareware/demo model as being called unsavory because some people don't like IAP in anything at all ever. "This game would be great except after the first few level it asks me to spend money to buy the full version. It should be free! 1 star, and I'll maybe give 4 stars if the developer makes it free like it should be!" Is a common review.
Tohhou··on The top free-to-play monetization tricks
You cannot win. All of the self righteous people here calling monetization evil... There are people who legitimately think you are evil if you charge any money. Have ads? You're evil. Charge more than $1? Scumbag! Free game with with no ads and no monetization? Either.. Wow, you're such a nice guy for making this game! It's too bad you don't have any money to make more! Or... it's probably a shit game that's why it's free. No matter what you do there will be people calling for your head.

Let people make their own choices. If people "fall" for "tactics" and say they are "happy" then who is anyone to tell them that can't like and support what they like.

Tohhou··on Download Atom editor without an invite
How dare they collect usage data to improve their free product!!!
Tohhou··on "Free-to-play" misleading advertising in Europe
If you have no power, no personal agency, and are a perpetual victim, then, really, the state is your best friend in divorcing yourself wholesale of personal accountability.

Ban allowing people to give free samples. They only make people believe that they can get more of what they want for free. Who are they to arbitrarily define how much a "sample" is when they use the word free? It's all or nothing, folks, stop trying to con the rest of us!

Ban allowing people to do charity work. If people don't want to become my personal slave, then they shouldn't have offered to open the door for me. Super simple stuff.

Tohhou··on Science confirms: Internet trolls are terrible people
It's interesting that only introverts waste time using computers, phones, and other devices to access networked communication methods. Quite astonishing that everyone I see online is an introvert. Extroverts have no use for these things, instead going outside and never touching anything electronic. When writing letters was more popular it was probably only ever done by introverts too. An extrovert, as a personality type, is far less likely to use every form of communication possible, instead relying on only face to face, real life dialog for their needs to tell other people what is going on in their heads.
Tohhou··on Hacker Newsletter
This is a sign you visit HN too much.
Tohhou··on German tank problem
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Tohhou··on Bitcoin’s Value Falls 10% as Faltering Mt.Gox Exchange Continues to Implode
Third line: cold indifference.
Tohhou··on Facebook Stock Falls 5% in After-Hours Trading Following WhatsApp Announcement
No, for their own interest they should do what they can to combat the most vital threats.

>What would happen

That would be more of a problem for Microsoft's Skype.

Tohhou··on King.com, Maker of Candy Crush, files for IPO
They don't just "receive" money they sell things for it. People vote with their money. That's capitalism.
Tohhou··on The New Normal: 200-400 Gbps DDoS Attacks
Anyone guilty of providing free services is evil!!! How dare people provide a paid service which could be used to against people using another free service to attack your site on another free service!!!!
Tohhou··on Internet troll study: Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism
>p.s. I might enjoy trolling more than the average bear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxdSytVrRk
Tohhou··on The Facebook Comment That Ruined a Life
What about someone who creates an account, picks a name of a victim, uploads a picture, and then sends threats to others on their victim's behalf.
Tohhou··on Bitcoin Ponzi scheme
I love people like you who think they are smarter and better than anyone who would do things they don't like. Kudos.
Tohhou··on King Candy Crushes Developers, The Saga
https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/trademark/...

Done.

Tohhou··on Female Founders Conference
Silly males! The world is your conference!
Tohhou··on Namecheap has rebranded
1. Build system for giving invoices

or

2. Enjoy having less businesses do business with you

Tohhou··on Why 'Her' will dominate UI design even more than 'Minority Report'
Why do you assume AI will rely on hardware so extensively and not work in software?

> How would you do a copy of something that is constantly changing?

You pull the plug on the hardware.

Tohhou··on China cloning on an 'industrial scale'
Related is Evolution in Action The Silver Fox Experiment: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b30_1372049732
Tohhou··on Sarah Stierch leaves Wikimedia Foundation over paid editing
White knight: someone who defends another person without understanding the issues, or defending them regardless of their bad behavior. It's gender neutral.
Tohhou··on Zappos gets rid of all managers
Valve didn't invent this concept.
Tohhou··on The Disinformation
WTF is TRP?

And I'm a she. Thanks for misgendering me.

Tohhou··on The Disinformation
What's your argument?
Tohhou··on The Disinformation
Please note the topic you are in.
Tohhou··on The Disinformation
OK. You could have said that before. I could have linked to the people who were attacking PG for the misquote, and showing how they fall in line with the examples of what people want.
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