Why People Spend Millions On Virtual Stuff

By Going Indie

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From League’s new $430 dollar skin to the $1.5 million dollar CS:GO knife, the world of virtual items is insane. Why would anyone spend so much money on a few pixels? Well I have six reasons for why people buy virtual items, and I found the six examples for each. 🟥 100% of Patreon is gifted to up-and-coming indie studios https://www.patreon.com/GoingIndie 🎮 Check out my game, Fallen Worlds https://store.steampowered.com/app/1930350/Fallen_Worlds/ 🔵 Jwduth's Discord (Dante's 9) https://discord.gg/RR9EmeSFMp 🔵 Join the Going Indie Discord https://discord.gg/MBZRYGVKpS 🐦 Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoingIndieYT 📃 Research Links Kids getting bullied over Fortnite https://www.businessinsider.com/kids-feel-poor-if-they-dont-buy-custom-fortnite-skins-2019-10 CS knife https://afkgaming.com/csgo/news/extremely-rare-csgo-knife-allegedly-costs-more-than-12-million-euros $430 Ahri skin https://www.pcgamesn.com/league-of-legends/lol-hall-of-legends-skin-cost Runescape blue

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