microtransactions
4 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGMay 10, 2021The Dimming Flame: AsmonTV on Gaming, Fulfillment, and the Fear of Mortality
PsychologyExistential dreadFear of deathLoss of fulfillmentAging and skill decline- HealthyGamerGGMar 18, 2021
Understanding Impulsivity: The Deep Roots of Behavior, Authority Issues, and Thriving on Chaos with Rich Campbell
PsychologyImpulsivityMicrotransactionsFOMO (Fear of Missing Out)Binge shopping 
EconomicsExplainedOct 12, 2019The Complex and Real-World Influenced Economy of Runescape
EconomicsMassively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs)Grand ExchangePlayer-to-player tradingTraditional academic economics- EconomicsExplainedSep 12, 2019
The Economics of Star Citizen's Crowdfunding and Development Challenges
EconomicsVirtual economyAlpha stage releaseScarcityCompetition
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Concepts that appear alongside microtransactions across episodes.
- virtual economy
- coping mechanisms
- loot boxes
- momentum-based behavior
- commercialization of gaming
- alpha stage release
- willing suspension of disbelief
- aging and skill decline
- haggling
- vata pitta (ayurveda)
- fear of death
- foreign exchange market
- player-to-player trading
- speculation (economic)
- financial insecurity/trauma
- compelled play vs. enjoyable play
- supply and demand
- paradigm shift (gaming)
- real-world trading (rwt)
- slave to the mind