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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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Kids of today will likely miss Roblox in 15-20 years, but it's unlikely they'll have the chance to play the stuff they missed during their childhoods (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

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Reminiscing on how kids of the 80s, 90s and 00s can all get games of their respective times via emulation and piracy, but anything inside Roblox is likely to be inaccessible when present day kids become adults and look back with nostalgia

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah, ok. And I guess banning pedos is bad for profits. Sorry, kids!

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago

"CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”"

The Hard Fork hosts went on to grill Baszucki on a 2024 report by short seller and activist firm Hindenburg Research, titled “Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids.” As the colorful title outlines, the report’s thesis was that Roblox was lowering its spending on user safety in order to report growth to investors.
(...) In other words, Baszucki claims that the reason for the dip in safety spending is directly linked to the adoption of AI systems.