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Great piece in the New York Times magazine today, in which Julian Dibbel describes his tour of the “gold farms” in China, where young Chinese men toil over their keyboards for 12 hours a day collecting virtual money in games like World of Warcraft, sleeping in cramped d
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2 years ago
Except... that the workers actually go and play WOW in their downtime. I don't get that. I mean, leveling and "grinding" is hard, boring work. I can't believe you'd want to be in game after working in it so much.
But I suppose if there's not much else to do?
I admit it, I've bought stuff (gold, characters) before, but never from China, just friends.
Why? Because I don't have time to sit and play the game 12-hours a day. Instead, it's nice to simply be able to enjoy playing at high-levels.
It's about enjoyment.
2 years ago