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minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s the unchecked capitalism. Better labor protection and antitrust laws would help, but the fundamental push is towards maximum exploitation of worker and customer. Power consolidates and then abuse for profit becomes easy.
minus-squarePseudorandomNoise@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s unchecked because customers don’t really care. When is the last time there was a boycott of a game due to how the developers are treated?
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCapitalism doesn’t get checked by consumers, there are a billion things too much to properly pay attention to and no viable alternatives. It gets checked by either regulations and laws or replacing it with something else.
It’s the unchecked capitalism.
Better labor protection and antitrust laws would help, but the fundamental push is towards maximum exploitation of worker and customer. Power consolidates and then abuse for profit becomes easy.
It’s unchecked because customers don’t really care. When is the last time there was a boycott of a game due to how the developers are treated?
Capitalism doesn’t get checked by consumers, there are a billion things too much to properly pay attention to and no viable alternatives.
It gets checked by either regulations and laws or replacing it with something else.