[andreygrehov]

Sort of agree with the author, but oh well, the world is not perfect and by trying to make it perfect, you're stealing away from people who do not want to live in a perfect world. There is a room for everyone.

To instill good taste in my kids, I buy quality, well-designed and well-developed games. It's just that simple ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

[mbreese]

> It’s just that simple

That’s an awfully simple view of the world. And it’s just not feasible. Even games that are well done have these anti patterns. For example, my kids have been playing “Among us” a lot with their friends. On iOS at least, this is a free game that shows ads to continue. Not playing the game was not really a good option for them from a social perspective.

Thankfully, there is an in app purchase to remove the ads.

But this is to illustrate that even “good” apps still sometimes have these dark patterns.

[andreygrehov]

Oh, it's totally feasible–simplicity of the world is quite a subjective thing.

> But this is to illustrate that even “good” apps still sometimes have these dark patterns.

I just showed "Among us" to my 6-year old and he said he doesn't like it, whereas Journey [0], LEGO Batman [1] or The Gardens Between [2] (the games he is playing these days) is something he prefers more. I totally understand the "social perspective" moment you mentioned, it's a super important part of a child's life, but I still kinda stand on my previous idea, because instilling good taste is something that not only affects your own kids, but also the social circle they interact with. I get that even "good taste" is a subjective thing, but hey, all Wikipedia roads lead to Philosophy :)

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/journey/id1445593893

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lego-batman-dc-super-heroes/id...

[2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-gardens-between/id13719655...