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[โ€“] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 61 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

My son, 10, wasn't bullied, but his friends pooled their money and sent him some skins as an act of charity. He has an allowance, I just didn't want him getting sucked into the addiction cycle. We tried talking with the other parents to nip it in the bud, but parenting styles vary widely, and all the kids want their friends to feel included. It was kind of touching in a late-stage capitalism kind of way.

[โ€“] Lmaydev@programming.dev 33 points 6 months ago

The thing is pretty much everything kids (and adults tbh) want is consumerist garbage. Like all the toys they never play with.

The entire system gets you addicted to spending on shit. Whether it's the latest tech or trainers or whatever.