I started a free trial and cancelled it immediately to have no ads while on holiday. Didn’t realize they are offering some illusion of achievements as a “reward” for your attention, doubling as a FOMO weapon for when you want to quit.

  • spujb@lemmy.cafe
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    6 months ago

    First paragraph is news to me genuinely :0 I thought that was obvious I guess

    Without knowing more about the virtual shinies I guess I can’t give a full opinion, so fair. In my head I was comparing them to the “subscriber for 18 months” badges YT and Twitch give you, which aren’t all that destructive.

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      6 months ago

      I’ve only used it for three weeks and I have “earned” 19 different “badges” in 9 different categories, if you want an idea.

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        6 months ago

        yeah that’s… interesting

        maybe not dystopic still but idk how thats even getting any ROI lol