Comment by Amy Jo Kim on Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At

[Amy Jo Kim]

THANK YOU. You articulated so well the deep sadness I felt at watching someone I'd previously admired fall into this trap.

Play-to-earn gaming is an incredibly seductive proposition - & it's not the first time this idea has been floated as the "future of gaming."

Funny - after much fanfare, it never really took off in the past... for many of the reasons you outlined here.

Gold-farming is a well-understood dynamic - but it's not something people aspire to, it's a desperate move for poor people and not particularly fun.

Collectable card games are a red herring - collectors don't play to earn-by-grinding, they're into skill-building enabled by collecting & playing.

We'll see in a few years how this all shakes out...