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[โ€“] stoy@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was suckered into the shark cards on GTA Online, I worked terrible hours and it was my escape.

I bought shark cards for thousands of SEK ocer a year or so, not much in compared to normal whales, but I did feel the addiction drawing me in harder.

Then one day I had just had enough, and uninstalled the game, else I knew I would continue.

I am glad though, the money I spent was not wasted, it taught me a valuable lesson about what to look out for, and how to recognize sinkholes like this.

[โ€“] xilliah@beehaw.org 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's good that you managed to wake up and take care of yourself. Players with that pattern are called dolphins.

[โ€“] stoy@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, I do my best, I had no idea obout the dolphin name, fun!

[โ€“] xilliah@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

There's worse things to be called I suppose