On: The casino in your pocket

[bondarchuk]

>A step worse too: they are being trained that being bombarded with adverts is acceptable.

We have all been trained that way. The cities in the developed world where you can step outside and walk around for a bit without seeing billboards can be counted on one hand.

[dspillett → bondarchuk]

Though in the case I heard the viewing was less passive: the kid was being encouraged to seek out adverts for more in-game whatevers.