[tpush]

Carmack being a prolific game developer doesn't mean that he has special insight into any other issue, like corporations economically exploiting children.

He may have a point, but him being 'legendary' doesn't make his arguments any better (or worse).

[sillysaurusx]

I think him being a father gives him special insight into that issue. Most fathers are keenly aware when their children are being taken advantage of.

Most parents on this HN thread seem to agree.

[sombremesa]

Quote from my friend, who is a mom:

> I'm honestly not a fan as a mom but it's a very fluid marketplace for games and gives people an opportunity to make their own video games and make money.

Given that this opportunity to make money scarcely exists in reality (it's equivalent to my opportunity to make money by starring in a Hollywood film as a random Seattle engineer), seems like parents don't really have a clue what's going on.

From my own experience from when I was a kid, it would seem to be true that parents don't have a clue what their children are actually exposed to on the internet, unless they take extreme and draconian measures.

Unfortunately, parents have a strong interest in protecting their image as that of a good parent, so it's rare for them to admit to not knowing such things.