• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    14 hours ago

    It’s all part of getting every last penny out of us before we die. If you’ve still got some disposable income left after paying rent and student loans, then here’s a fun way to throw it away!

    Lately I’ve been seeing Matthew Broderick advertising a new gambling app with Candy Crush type games, instead of sports or Vegas style games, so it will be much more attractive to people who already play games on their phones. Worse, they are aiming at middle-aged women, but not just any middle-aged women, they are looking for those who are unfulfilled in life.

    I’ve seen three different commercials, and all of them feature a woman whose family is ignoring her, and making her feel bad. Then Ferris Beuhler sidles up with this fun new game, and now she’s getting fat hits of dopamine, and she’s happy.

    Many women handle the household finances, and in a couple of years, we’re going to see stories of Moms who lost the family home, gambling on her phone.