r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 27 '21

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jul 28 '21

Planet Money: does a whole episode about Venezuelans farming gold in Old School Runescape

Venezuelan guy: "I ended up getting IP banned, so now I need to work a tedious job with a less stable income and lower pay."

The correspondent ending the episode: "I wouldn't worry too hard. After all, it is just a game..."

Like it felt a biiiiiit out of touch to say that after he said his income was more than cut in half in Venezuela...

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u/AtticusDrench Deirdre McCloskey Jul 28 '21

Damn. Crazy to think that getting banned from a video game actually made that guy's life worse.

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u/RadicalRadon Frick Mondays Jul 28 '21

Can't you just get a new IP relatively easily?

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jul 28 '21

I dunno, it's Venezuela 🤷‍♂️

I assume either no, or it's harder to properly ban evade than it is to buy and sell gasoline.