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1. Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 23:20:49 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite
   https://twitter.com/RogueWPA/status/1647778273039106048 All of this goes back to mobile gaming microtransactions and the "whale hunting" business model. People seeing how much money there is to be made through getting people addicted via touchscreen is what really drove this to expand to all manner of vices. Arguably the promotion of transgenderism is a kind of whale hunting for the healthcare/pharmaceutical industries. Electronic Jewry has truly been a disaster for the human race.
   • Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 23:35:01 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite

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     @KoopaTV Which is a big deal, since minors are easier to manipulate and get hooked. It's also way easier to reach large numbers of people through modern technology. Obviously the idea of going after big spenders as a business model is nothing new, but mobile gaming highlighted how lethal such a model could be in combination with smartphones.
   • KoopaTV.org (koopatv@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 17-Apr-2023 23:35:03 JST KoopaTV.org

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     @ArdainianRight The gambling industry was hunting for whales long before mobile gaming existed, and I think is the originator of the whale hunting business model to begin with.
     
     All mobile gaming did was bring that model to people under 18, legally.
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   • Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 00:09:34 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite

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     @KoopaTV Also note that stuff like Pokemon slot machines gave kids experience with gambling and the dangers associated with it without actually costing them real money, but that's no longer allowed while real gambling is aggressively pushed.
   • Dragon Zero (william_the_dragonborn@poa.st)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 00:13:18 JST Dragon Zero

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     @ArdainianRight @KoopaTV If I can recall correctly, in Gold and Silver there was a man who had lost everything gambling
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   • Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 00:15:01 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite

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     @William_The_Dragonborn @KoopaTV That's a consistent theme among NPCs in Pokemon games. Also the original Game Corner was literally owned by Team Rocket.
   • Caek Islove 🍰 ❤️ (caekislove@gleasonator.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 00:18:45 JST Caek Islove 🍰 ❤️

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     @KoopaTV @ArdainianRight Back when I was a teenager I worked in a video arcade and found it very strange that we were legally allowed to run what were essentially slot machines that dispensed "tickets" that could be traded for goods at a counter. Gambling is apparently cool and legal so long as you target children!
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   • Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 00:20:58 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite

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     @caekislove @KoopaTV 5 dollars to play an amusement park game you have a 1 in 500 chance at winning where the prize is a 10 dollar plushie. Many such cases!