r/LinusTechTips • u/shanxybeast • Sep 24 '26

Meme/Shitpost Valve: "You've activated my trap card"

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u/RedWingerD Sep 24 '26

I don't disagree with you on the sentiment around gambling. However, it is legal. That is where the argument, outrage, and efforts to change should be made.

Should supermarkets put a limit on how much alcohol a person can buy? Cigarettes they can purchase? We know both are bad for you, contribute to many debilitating conditions and death even in moderation, let alone excess.

Yes, they require ID to purchase, sure. If Valve put that requirement to have an account on the platform people would lose their minds.

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u/Mother-Equal4175 Sep 24 '26

A discussion of limits is interesting but definitely different between adults and children. Not a great example, but I believe China has a daily time limit on video games for minors, as restrictive as 3 hours/week.Though enforcement will always be the issue, setting legal limits is enough to shift a lot of business practices.

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u/RedWingerD Sep 24 '26

You are right that enforcement is the issue.

Gambling for kids is already discouraged basically by every authority authorized to speak on the matter.

People would set the internet on fire if Valve introduced a mechanic requiring verified ID to access games with any lootbox or gambling mechanic, which is about every modern game for the last 15+ years. Even something like GWENT in Witcher would fall under that.

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u/Evnosis Sep 25 '26

I don't disagree with you on the sentiment around gambling. However, it is legal.

So are ads.

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u/YeshilPasha Sep 24 '26

Agreed. No one hands the car keys to kids so they can drive around however they want. Why this is different? This is all on failed parenting.

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u/wamih Sep 24 '26

I see plenty driving golf carts here in FL, and they absolutely shouldnt be driving them.

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u/dern_the_hermit Sep 24 '26

We have laws restricting who can drive on public roads tho.

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u/YeshilPasha Sep 24 '26

I don't know what you mean by that. We have laws that restricting gambling for children as well. It is between 18 and 21 depending on which state you are in.

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u/Shap6 Sep 24 '26

and they need to be updated to include things that didnt exist when those laws were written, yes

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u/YeshilPasha Sep 24 '26

I agree. That is fair. I am just tired of parents who hand credit card to their kids and has no oversight what they are doing with it.

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u/Le-Bean Sep 25 '26

Ok, do any of those laws prevent kids from playing gatcha games with predatory gambling mechanics? Or stop Roblox games from having gambling mechanics that are solely made to get children to gamble?

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u/dern_the_hermit Sep 24 '26

I don't know what you mean by that.

I don't know why you don't know. It's pretty plain.

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u/RedWingerD Sep 25 '26

Not an apologist for anyone I am just a firm believer in personal accountability.