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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

Almost like they base prices on actual financial accounting and not the feelings of gamers.

Of course any economist will tell you economics is part psychology and sociology because humans aren't rational actors, but it evens out at these large scales, and they have to start somewhere.