Five BILLION dollars for pixels?

[Tom Dunlap]

first off...i'm not a gamer. pong frustrated me and i stopped playing after a couple of hours

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8425623.stm

interesting form of contact.


from the article:

Her favourite is Country Store where players trade real money for coins allowing players to move ahead in the game or to buy goods.

The game bills itself as an opportunity to let players get away from the hustle and bustle of life by hanging out in the country tending crops and breathing the country air.

On her last visit, Ms Cox bought fertiliser and seeds for corn and peppers.
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why not spend real money and get real air/dirt on yourself at a community garden

there is no poverty in the world, just an odd distibution/use of money

 

[TreeCo]

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On her last visit, Ms Cox bought fertiliser and seeds for corn and peppers.
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why not spend real money and get real air/dirt on yourself at a community garden


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In my opinion this is an unbelievably sad development. Everybody should have some ground where they plant and grow real plants! No doubt they will become experts at farming/gardening and soon be offering advice to real people and considering themselves 'Green'.

 

[NeTree]

Beats me... I don't get it, either.