This is exactly the reason why I won’t play gacha games. First everyone complains about loot boxes and microtransactions and then a game-genre where that’s the core of the game takes off.

Just goes to show that the people that (rightly) complain about microtransactions cheapening gaming experiences were always in the minority and most will just keep spending like headless chickens.

Most people I know aren’t or don’t see themselves as gambling addicts. They’re “proud” about how much they spent.

Lutnick’s description of American beef as superior is a common perception and has some evidentiary basis.

“EU consumption of beef has been in decline for 20 years. This may be, at least in part, due to inconsistencies in eating quality, meaning that the customers cannot be sure of the quality they are purchasing,” says a 2022 academic article in Animal: The International Journal of Animal Biosciences.

So according to the NY Post, the apparent absence of complaints in the US is an argument why US beef is better?