On the one hand I think he's always been a bit hyperbolic about microtransactions being exploitative. Some are, such as with that one basketball game where to even stand a chance online you need to splurge, or basically every implementation of lootboxes. But stuff like Assassn's Creed isn't exploitative- it just makes the game design worse in the name of more money. That's not really morally wrong, just shitty. Plus, it's money that, frankly, without publishers being more transparent, really does seem to go straight to their coffers rather than their workers. Like if they can prove the microtransactions go to their workers and contractors and bonuses for them, great.
On the other? I think Jim should stop beating around the bushes and just say he's a socialist already, it's pretty damn evident he is. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's evident if you listen to his stuff, podcasts in particular (btw his podcasts are LOADS better than the vast majority of his videos these days), for long enough, that he really does care about the little guy. Shame that people seem to think he doesn't and that he's just some entitled gamer or something. Like, yes, he's finding umbrage with basic capitalism. But you know-- A lot of us are. Sure he'll lose some of his fans who are pro-capitalist, but I have a feeling he'll make the lost number back.
Also lol at the anti-union sentiment in this thread.
