Came to mind because Mortal Kombat 1 is one of the greediest fighting games I’ve ever seen, with the recent announcement of a $12 Halloween fatality plus all characters + DLC adding up to $118, so I’m assuming it’s because Warner Bros/Netherrealm Studios just wants more bonus money, so I’m genuinely curious how that whole thought process came to be, and if there’s any way for society as a whole to counteract that, or is it simply built into capitalism and we’re stuck with this forever.
Edit: I didn’t buy MK1, just know people who did because I go to tournaments
Long video on the general topic, go to the 0:56:00 timestamp for a brief on why our economy is so spend happy. Basically, monetary inflation psychologically conditions average working-class worker to consume goods before their dollar depreciates in value. A naturally deflationary economy would result in more savings and a less wasteful culture.
https://odysee.com/@Luke:7/the-economy-is-fake,-the-jobs-are-fake,:e