[bscphil]

> players telling other players how fun the game is

I wonder if we've collectively been trained to perceive addictiveness as fun. It's good that the developer isn't being directly monetizing eyeball-hours, but when users have grown to expect that specific dopamine hit that proves addictive, you end up having to include it anyway.

[junon]

Idk, I think it's also just fair to say that one finds Balatro fun. Not everything has to have a psychological basis for harm.