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Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#11

Post by op00to »

pkulak wrote: post #4
kgwxd wrote: post #3

I really love the core idea of Roblox, if only it weren't a scam targeting kid's birthday money.

If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries… is that the worst thing in the world? I’d rather my kids play Roblox than scroll Instagram. One of those is “free”.

I recently attended a class with my kid on internet safety taught by an attorney specializing in defending children accused of crimes, especially those involving computers.

Roblox is like the #1 cesspool for bad shit going down with kids on the internet. Social media is bad as well, and my kids do neither. No, Roblox is not the end of the world, but there’s no real compelling reason to open up to it.

They play with their friends on XBox Live, with voice chat limited to friends we personally add.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#12

Post by Aurornis »

pkulak wrote: post #4
kgwxd wrote: post #3

I really love the core idea of Roblox, if only it weren't a scam targeting kid's birthday money.

If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries… is that the worst thing in the world? I’d rather my kids play Roblox than scroll Instagram. One of those is “free”.

> If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries

If this was a game that had a subscription fee or where you had to buy the new version every year, that might be true.

These games don’t work like that, though. They rely on maximizing the take from each individual player. They’re designed so that the sky is the limit. You pay 5-10 bucks here, then you’re enticed to pay 5-10 bucks there, then you’re scrounging or begging for another 5-10 bucks for the next thing.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#13

Post by notnmeyer »

kids should _not_ be playing roblox unsupervised (or at all?). it’s full of inappropriate and seemingly unmoderated content, while simultaneously being built to extract microtransactions.

amazing infra challenges, just a shame is a cesspool.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#14

Post by Spooky23 »

pkulak wrote: post #4
kgwxd wrote: post #3

I really love the core idea of Roblox, if only it weren't a scam targeting kid's birthday money.

If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries… is that the worst thing in the world? I’d rather my kids play Roblox than scroll Instagram. One of those is “free”.

Roblox is awful with lots of weird crap and opportunity for abuse.

Fortnite is way better and safer.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#15

Post by UnlockedSecrets »

op00to wrote: post #11
pkulak wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries… is that the worst thing in the world? I’d rather my kids play Roblox than scroll Instagram. One of those is “free”.

I recently attended a class with my kid on internet safety taught by an attorney specializing in defending children accused of crimes, especially those involving computers. Roblox is like the #1 cesspool for bad shit going down with kids on the internet. Social media is bad as well, and my kids do neither. No, Roblox is not the end of the world, but there’s no real compelling reason to open up to it. They play with t…

As someone with no experience of roblox but has heard this a few times, what exactly about it makes it 'such' a bad thing??

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#16

Post by loloquwowndueo »

pkulak wrote: post #4
kgwxd wrote: post #3

I really love the core idea of Roblox, if only it weren't a scam targeting kid's birthday money.

If kids pay 5-10 bucks every once in a while to support their entertainment and pay engineering salaries… is that the worst thing in the world? I’d rather my kids play Roblox than scroll Instagram. One of those is “free”.

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Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#17

Post by loloquwowndueo »

UnlockedSecrets wrote: post #15
op00to wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently attended a class with my kid on internet safety taught by an attorney specializing in defending children accused of crimes, especially those involving computers. Roblox is like the #1 cesspool for bad shit going down with kids on the internet. Social media is bad as well, and my kids do neither. No, Roblox is not the end of the world, but there’s no real compelling reason to open up to it. They play with t…

As someone with no experience of roblox but has heard this a few times, what exactly about it makes it 'such' a bad thing??

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Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#18

Post by loloquwowndueo »

ryandrake wrote: post #7
jmyeet wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Roblox engages the exact same psychological manipulation that gambling does. Would you let your children go nuts at a casino? Or online with sports betting or crypto slots? The problem isn't the $5-10. It's the psychological manipulation.

As a parent, if you sit down with your kid and curate (or at least actively check/approve) what they are playing on Roblox, it’s fine. Mine just uses it to socialize with her real life friends, who are also all there. She sticks to the wholesome stuff, it might as well be Minecraft.

The problem is, most parents don’t.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#19

Post by charcircuit »

UnlockedSecrets wrote: post #15
op00to wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently attended a class with my kid on internet safety taught by an attorney specializing in defending children accused of crimes, especially those involving computers. Roblox is like the #1 cesspool for bad shit going down with kids on the internet. Social media is bad as well, and my kids do neither. No, Roblox is not the end of the world, but there’s no real compelling reason to open up to it. They play with t…

As someone with no experience of roblox but has heard this a few times, what exactly about it makes it 'such' a bad thing??

13 years old and above can talk and dm with any other account also 13 years old and above. Unless a parent account disables it.

Re: Infrastructure at Roblox

#20

Post by TrainedMonkey »

notnmeyer wrote: post #13

kids should _not_ be playing roblox unsupervised (or at all?). it’s full of inappropriate and seemingly unmoderated content, while simultaneously being built to extract microtransactions. amazing infra challenges, just a shame is a cesspool.

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