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   Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:31 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

   Guys trust me if all of us adults who are informed about the implications of a companies actions we'll hurt them financially by boycotting and they'll have to listen!!! (ignore that the target, and largest demographic for this company are children under the age of 15)

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:24 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe maybe, just maybe
     
     We shouldn't fucking pinkwash our children
     
     If we want to make a change

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:25 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe who the fuck says that
     
     I just think kids deserve to know the truth

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:26 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     • Natty :butterflyN:

     @natty@astolfo.social okay, and? I don't think that means you should prevent your kids from playing games all together that just makes you an asshole
     
     Look into the games you get your kids and don't just mindlessly get them shit

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:27 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe The point is that companies are predatory in both advertising and selling shit to children
     
     "rating systems exist for a reason"
     
     
     Balatro is PEGI 18
     
     Fortnite is PEGI 12
     League of Legends is PEGI 12
     Genshin Impact is PEGI 12

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:28 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     • Natty :butterflyN:

     @natty@astolfo.social ..........................???
     
     The videogame gambling industry has very little to do with anything about whether or not kids should be allowed to play videogames??
     
     The rating systems exist for a reason, if parents ignore them, that's on them.
     
     I don't think comparing fucking Mario Odyssey to Genshin Impact is reasonable or sane.

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:29 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     Yeah, no shit, they suck and have shitty business practices. They don't give a single solitary shit about your business. As long as children keep asking their parents for their products, it won't end.
     
     Good luck convincing a ten year old that they shouldn't play Mario because Nintendo is the antichrist. You do realize how dumb that sounds right?

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:29 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe ten year olds also ask parents for money that might end up in gambling
     
     Just because it's legal and children want it doesn't mean the product isn't supporting a shitty cause

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:48:30 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     Seriously this is what Nintendo boycotters sound like

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:50:11 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     • Natty :butterflyN:

     @natty@astolfo.social I would've been very mad at my parents and held a grudge against them for a long time if we didn't get a wii because of some big picture issue with the company making it that went over my head.

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:50:12 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe We didn't really care about the thread until the "As long as children keep asking their parents for their products, it won't end." take really
     
     I just believe parents should take their children's future into account, and a kid might take a proper discussion about this at an early age much better than grow up in denial about the status quo
     
     A child won't hate their parents for having a genuine discussion about this stuff and choice-making
     
     This is not to be conflated with guilt tripping

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:50:13 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     • Natty :butterflyN:

     @natty@astolfo.social I'm not saying consumer protections should be eroded??? I'm just saying that people who say "don't ever buy from nintendo, no matter what, they're bad guys" are stupid
     
     You have the responsibility as a parent to make sure the games you let your children play are not going to be bad for them, and in that regard, I wouldn't let my kids play games with microtransactions.
     
     But for the case of Nintendo. Their first party titles. Family friendly fun singleplayer experiences??? I don't think this matters and people are way too up in arms about not supporting them. Let people make their own decisions. I should be able to post a screenshot of a nintendo game without 3 people telling me how I should've pirated it instead.

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     Natty :butterflyN: (natty@astolfo.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:50:14 JST Natty :butterflyN:

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     @julia@eepy.moe People can have their cute little platformer 123 for what I care, but don't use children as an excuse to justify it when consumer rights are eroded left and right, especially if those children are then gonna grow up into this world get a serious reality check
     
     Just because a kid wants it doesn't absolve you of your parental responsibility, and don't use them as a shield when justifying a purchase. Children might be a little impressionable but they're not gullible. You knowingly made the purchase so take the moral responsibility for it whatever the implications are. Them having one racing game is not gonna end the world of course, but don't come complaining to me about the company being full of shit

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     Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute) (julia@eepy.moe)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 02:50:15 JST Julia :v_trans: :v_bi: (not cute)

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     • Natty :butterflyN:

     @natty@astolfo.social ??????????? HOW THE FUCK IS THIS PINKWASHING