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Roblox Tanked $9 Billion In A Single Day After The Company Admitted It Was Directing Fewer Kids Toward Viral Games That ‘Emphasize Short-Term Monetization’ (kotaku.com)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58008840

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[–] 16 points 6 days ago

I don't think "the market" is good at directing companies to make good products. Maybe we shouldn't rely on it so much.

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    [–] 6 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    This was always in the cards.

    They should have pumped and dumped it. The Roblox kids are growing out of it and the younger kids have different things.

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    • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    Yeah, the true money-maker is long-term monetization, right?

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