Morendil comments on Memetic Hazards in Videogames - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 10 September 2010 04:14:48AM 6 points [-]

In the real world, getting rid of junk costs money in effort and disposal fees instead.

In the real world, you can sell your old stuff. People just don't. Perhaps games can teach them that it is a good idea, even if it's for a fraction of the price you bought it for.

Comment author: gwern 10 September 2010 04:41:08PM *  3 points [-]

Well, sometimes you can sell them. I'm having trouble unloading my GeForce 8600 on Craigslist for $20, which I thought was a pretty low price. And nobody has been interested in my 24-inch TV, even at a nominal $15.

EDIT: I managed to sell the graphics card, but got not a single expression of interest in the TV even after dropping it down to $4, at which point I gave up.