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How do you feel about the removal of tokens from arcades ? (sh.itjust.works)
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Im probably in the very very small minority of people who still love and go to arcades. Its such a great place to meet like minded nerds. We are lucky to have 2 really awesome ones in town, one of which has a lot of good old machines, and they repair them too. They have some new ones that are OK too.

Anyway, I dont like that they changed to the dumb card thing. I get it (efficiency, capitalism, it was bound to happen) but it removes another visceral experience in society that was so fun.

Anyway, my old man rant!

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

People are too quick to prioritize convenience and not think about the intangibles. The experience is diminished as we race to the bottom of doing everything as fast and efficiently as possible.

This is why arcades (and many other things) have largely disappeared and with it the benefits of an open social space.

Now you game alone in a room with digital socialization instead