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  • misk@sopuli.xyzOPtoGames@sh.itjust.worksDiscord is getting mobile ads
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    Yeah, so get this. One of those apps is a shipping company that’s close to being a monopoly. You could pick up their parcels with just a phone number but now you need account for safety. So I can’t uninstall it. I need notifications on because I’m a klutz and need reminders. And so I’m also invited to collecting some dumb coins or NFTs they sell. Discord made way into people’s lives too, they’re now dependent and screwed.



  • misk@sopuli.xyzOPtoGames@sh.itjust.worksDiscord is getting mobile ads
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    Yeah, not buying it. I’m getting spammed with „quests” from multiple apps now that got the same idea. Seems like a workaround for Apple App Store rules where apps shouldn’t be using notifications for ads, but „quests” are fine somehow. It’s always apps that need notifications and are so important you can’t uninstall them. Gee, what a coincidence.





  • It failed because of prohibitive cost that didn’t scale down and it’s still a toy for wealthy people, even that budget Quest VR. There are still fundamental issues with motion sickness that are just brushed off by most.

    There is no guarantee ever that things will progress from where they are. People who bought into VR by now bought into modern day Nintendo Virtual Boys, which is cool but not exactly revolutionary. 20 years from now we’ll look at current technology like VR headsets from the 90s - impressive but still ways off.




  • There were some allegations of toxic work environment which seemed to be confirmed by couple of execs being arrested a year ago or so although I don’t think that kind of thing made gamers cancel anything.

    If I had to guess why this happens on Lemmy then I’d bet on people not knowing that they get information from politically biased sources and those guys can be really good at hiding their true nature. After their opinion is formed the good old „stop liking things I don’t like” instinct kicks in and hence the downvotes. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t guilty of this, hence I can describe the process in detail. Took me way to long to realise.