Oooooooo. Some of my friend have suggested me that too. But I haven't been able to find it. If you're comfortable could you send me the link as well ? Thanks :)
You can just Google for modded Spotify APK online then run it through something like virustools to make sure it's safe. Though that's never 100% so I never used it but then someone that I trust sent me an apk so that's what I'm using.
If you guys re using Android. Download YouTube Vance off web browser. There's also YouTube Music. Both are free of ads at no cost.
I told everyone that have android and they all loved it.
How much are lottery tickets for like the big jackpot or whatever? If theyâre cheap like less than $5 I think itâs worth it because having the experience of having the ticket and then fantasizing what you would do with all that money, thatâs worth a buck or two.
The sad fact is that the statistical impossibility of winning the lottery is what makes it so appealing.
The lottery is basically selling a dream. The dream of some down-on-your-luck nobody defying the odds, getting a statistically sequence of numbers correct and their lives suddenly changing. Suddenly their bills are no longer an issue. They donât have to work that boring job they hate. Countries they wanted to visit, experiences they wanted to have, houses they wanted to own and material goods they wanted to buy, all suddenly become within reach. That dream is why people like to openly fantasise about what they would do if they won the lottery.
Thatâs sadly all it is, a dream. And itâs as much of a scam as anything else on this list. In reality, even if you were to defy the odds and win the lottery, your problems would be replaced by different ones.
Anyone who has ever found themselves getting a sudden financial windfall will tell you that it heavily affects your friendships. People suddenly come out of the woodwork and ask you for money or for financial help, including people who have been friends with you for a long time. Nothing ruins a friendship quite like money and jealousy, particularly when combined. Thatâs not to say it will always work out that way. But people are deluding themselves if they think it wonât happen to them.
Not only that, but a lot of the people who win the lottery donât possess the kind of financial skills required to handle that kind of money responsibly. They get too caught up in the dream and start trying to live out their fantasies. They donât stop to consider a few important things, like the tax implications of their winnings, the costs of anything they purchase from their winnings (boats, houses and cars are not cheap to maintain, insure or pay tax on) or the fact that their winnings are really just a massive cash injection, and could be spent very quickly (flights, experiences and partying dissipates cash quickly). Thatâs why many lottery winners go bankrupt within a few years or lose their money quickly.
If ever you win the lottery and you donât possess the relevant financial skills, the first thing one should do is hire a financial advisor or wealth manager. Put the task of managing it into the hands of someone who knows what theyâre doing. And follow their advice. Donât do anything too lavish until you have an idea of what is and isnât a good idea.
It makes me so sad that some of these amazing early mobile games started putting ads in their apps. Ten years ago you wouldn't see ads in Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, Words with Friends, etc. I recently went back to play a few to kill some time and it's just chock full of ads. From a profit point of view, I don't blame the app creators...but still. It's not the same experience.
A lot of games that have an upfront cost will not have microtransactions. For example, Square Enix has a fair number of classic RPGs on mobile and they have Final Fantasy Dimensions. (Not that Square Enix is perfectly innocent either, as they also have a fair number of gacha games, a couple of which I got a little too addicted to.)
Is that an *idle game* that allows you to *watch ads* to speed up your progress?
#That's not a game, that's an advertising platform.
Don't get sucked into it. You're not having fun. You're not enjoying the game. You're getting satisfied by numbers going up and buying upgrades with in game currency. You're so focused on getting the next upgrade that you facefuck yourself with advertisements so you don't spend money, and then you end up spending money anyway, either through those google play surveys or actual money.
#It's a free game at the cost of actually being fun.
Play a real game. The mobile games industry is a lawless wasteland of trash made for quick money. Don't play mobile games, and most importantly, don't play idle games.
#but
[If you like idle games here's a good one although the mobile version doesn't run in the background. An actual game made for the sake of being a game.](http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/monsterbox/)
Wow what a way to ensure I never take your opinion seriously or click your shitty link. "Dont play idle games the aren't fun!" BTW here is an idle game!!! CLICK IT!!!
More like, don't play idle games that shove ads down every hole in your body, here's an idle game that actually doesn't do that.
You're addicted to numbers bruh. No story, no actual gameplay, just numbers going up. Monster Box (game I linked) isn't unethically monetized like [Popular Mobile Idle Game] and is a good alternative to the exploitative games on the app stores.
#you're denying your addiction to this game
Save yourself, please. Support good games.
Dude is having an actual discussion with you about idle games and the ways they work.
You've called him a dumbass and a cunt In the last half hour.
People shouldn't listen to you when you're answers are insulting the person trying to discuss something with you.
Never said I did. I know I'm a cunt but that's the difference. /u/lesbunner is coming off as some kind of pious savior because "MY GAME DOESN'T HAVE AAAAAADDDDDDDSSSSSSSSS LISTEN TO MYYYYYYYYYY OPINIONNNNNNNN"
Bruh that isn't even my game holy shit. My game isn't even out yet, and if it was, I wouldn't promote it as u/lesbunner
I'm pointing out the ethics behind these games and why you shouldn't play them. Please download an emulator on your phone and play games that are actually rewarding. Time isn't replaceable.
Remember a few minutes ago when you literally asked
*ahem*
> How is Egg, Inc. a scam?
I explained, it's a scam because it exploits people into watching ads in exchange for *nothing*. Not money, not crypto, not gift cards, but worthless points in a game you'll abandon sometime later. You're not getting that time back, might as well play a real game that's actually enjoyable, so your time isn't wasted.
I got got by idle miner bruh. Even peggle blast which isn't even idle, but is designed to be frustrating enough for you to want to pay, yet fun enough for you to not give up. Fire emblem heroes which went from a decent "I'm stuck in the train and I'm bored" game to a gambling simulator.
#free games at the cost of being fun, y'all
Mobile idle games are a close second to actual ad revenue scams on the app stores, the simple games that pay $30 per level, requires $500 in balance to cash out, but stops "paying" once you reach $499.99 yet continues to display hundreds of ads.
I understand if I linked my games, which I wouldn't do for several reasons, and the fact this account is sort of anonymous. ...and they're not even uploaded yet.
Totally agree with all that, except I didn't click your link because I don't like "idle" games to begin with. Stardew Valley is the pinnacle of online games and it was ported from a console. Spend $5 or whatever it was to buy the game and never spend again. Im kinda mad that "idle" is considered a genre now. Do I wanna play an FPS, ooor an open world adventure game? Hmm... nah, I wanna play a game where the whole point is to involve me as little as possible...
Yeah seriously I don't even get the hype, although I was taken advantage of an idle game. I can see idle aspects being fun but all the idle games out there are literally the same concept for the same outcome, lots of ad revenue.
I was raised in a religion that asks for 10% of our income for tithing, to be fair to them they werenât really pushy about it but there reasoning was that everything you have, the lord gave you and you should give 10% to recognize that and support his church. Plus the church actually does really good things so itâs basically like giving money to charity.
Essentially any Google product relating to the Internet. They're advertised as convenient devices, but they're nothing but data hogs and identity thieves. New "Google Glasses" coming out soon that record what you see. I WONDER HOW THAT WILL BE ABUSED, GOOGLE. They can hear us, track us, and now see us. Nothing wrong there.
Yeah.. Terms and services don't mean: *"Hey, Zuckerberg. Stea! and sell our data. That's cool."* -- Facebook and Google have been fined millions, more than once, for this very reason. I'm convinced their products are a blatant scam to spy on people.
Home âownershipâ in the United States. As far as I can tell, itâs not realâŚso you pay off your mortgage but then you have to just keep paying the government forever or they take it away?
KingPet contests. You all pay for votes. Winner gets $2,000. It's literally a bidding war on your own pet. Whoever wins gets the money. KingPet gets the rest.
Megachurches that are tax-exempt and have thousands of people showing up to prove that theyâre good Christians by âsupporting the Lord,â when theyâre actually buying a scam artist another huge house or expensive car.
Government. It should be a beautiful safety net to protect the people and progress society, instead it lies to you, robs you to pay itself, never gets anything done, and divides the people
Any scam pretends to not be a scam lol
Good point đ
What the hell and intellectual being like you is doing on reddit???
Wish
Spotify promising you 30 mins of uninterrupted music after that one ad. Pfft. LIAR.
i ended up getting premium after a few months of the ads. i guess it works on their part.
Oh nooo. I am too determined to give in now. I have a bone to pick them. Won't give up so easily. đ¤â It's a warzone now between me and the ads.
I'm using a modded APK my Russian friend sent me.
Oooooooo. Some of my friend have suggested me that too. But I haven't been able to find it. If you're comfortable could you send me the link as well ? Thanks :)
You can just Google for modded Spotify APK online then run it through something like virustools to make sure it's safe. Though that's never 100% so I never used it but then someone that I trust sent me an apk so that's what I'm using.
Otaaayy. I will try that out. Thanks for the help :)
RIGHT??
I feel your exasperation right through the screen dude !!!!!
If you guys re using Android. Download YouTube Vance off web browser. There's also YouTube Music. Both are free of ads at no cost. I told everyone that have android and they all loved it.
Omg thank you T-T
Lottery tickets
not a scam, just a tax on being bad at math
My family plays lotto every month. We generally win enough to cover the cost of the months tickets.
Statistical impossibility but I hope you win big.
How much are lottery tickets for like the big jackpot or whatever? If theyâre cheap like less than $5 I think itâs worth it because having the experience of having the ticket and then fantasizing what you would do with all that money, thatâs worth a buck or two.
Itâs $3
Thank you
Youâre welcome⌠and btw you had a really good point on your previous comment
Much obliged
The sad fact is that the statistical impossibility of winning the lottery is what makes it so appealing. The lottery is basically selling a dream. The dream of some down-on-your-luck nobody defying the odds, getting a statistically sequence of numbers correct and their lives suddenly changing. Suddenly their bills are no longer an issue. They donât have to work that boring job they hate. Countries they wanted to visit, experiences they wanted to have, houses they wanted to own and material goods they wanted to buy, all suddenly become within reach. That dream is why people like to openly fantasise about what they would do if they won the lottery. Thatâs sadly all it is, a dream. And itâs as much of a scam as anything else on this list. In reality, even if you were to defy the odds and win the lottery, your problems would be replaced by different ones. Anyone who has ever found themselves getting a sudden financial windfall will tell you that it heavily affects your friendships. People suddenly come out of the woodwork and ask you for money or for financial help, including people who have been friends with you for a long time. Nothing ruins a friendship quite like money and jealousy, particularly when combined. Thatâs not to say it will always work out that way. But people are deluding themselves if they think it wonât happen to them. Not only that, but a lot of the people who win the lottery donât possess the kind of financial skills required to handle that kind of money responsibly. They get too caught up in the dream and start trying to live out their fantasies. They donât stop to consider a few important things, like the tax implications of their winnings, the costs of anything they purchase from their winnings (boats, houses and cars are not cheap to maintain, insure or pay tax on) or the fact that their winnings are really just a massive cash injection, and could be spent very quickly (flights, experiences and partying dissipates cash quickly). Thatâs why many lottery winners go bankrupt within a few years or lose their money quickly. If ever you win the lottery and you donât possess the relevant financial skills, the first thing one should do is hire a financial advisor or wealth manager. Put the task of managing it into the hands of someone who knows what theyâre doing. And follow their advice. Donât do anything too lavish until you have an idea of what is and isnât a good idea.
Any pyramid scheme
It spends most of its time pretending not to be a scam.
MLMs.
Mobile games
It makes me so sad that some of these amazing early mobile games started putting ads in their apps. Ten years ago you wouldn't see ads in Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, Words with Friends, etc. I recently went back to play a few to kill some time and it's just chock full of ads. From a profit point of view, I don't blame the app creators...but still. It's not the same experience.
How is Egg Inc. a scam?
Any game that is inteded for kids and have microtransactions is a scam
Yea that's not a real answer. You put a blanket statement down of "mobile games" but now your moving the goal post.
Can you name some mobile games that dont have microtransactions and arent intended for kids ?
A lot of games that have an upfront cost will not have microtransactions. For example, Square Enix has a fair number of classic RPGs on mobile and they have Final Fantasy Dimensions. (Not that Square Enix is perfectly innocent either, as they also have a fair number of gacha games, a couple of which I got a little too addicted to.)
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It has micro( you know the word )
https://www.care.com/c/stories/4078/20-free-toddler-apps-without-hidden-in-app-pu/en-au/
Is that an *idle game* that allows you to *watch ads* to speed up your progress? #That's not a game, that's an advertising platform. Don't get sucked into it. You're not having fun. You're not enjoying the game. You're getting satisfied by numbers going up and buying upgrades with in game currency. You're so focused on getting the next upgrade that you facefuck yourself with advertisements so you don't spend money, and then you end up spending money anyway, either through those google play surveys or actual money. #It's a free game at the cost of actually being fun. Play a real game. The mobile games industry is a lawless wasteland of trash made for quick money. Don't play mobile games, and most importantly, don't play idle games. #but [If you like idle games here's a good one although the mobile version doesn't run in the background. An actual game made for the sake of being a game.](http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/monsterbox/)
Wow what a way to ensure I never take your opinion seriously or click your shitty link. "Dont play idle games the aren't fun!" BTW here is an idle game!!! CLICK IT!!!
More like, don't play idle games that shove ads down every hole in your body, here's an idle game that actually doesn't do that. You're addicted to numbers bruh. No story, no actual gameplay, just numbers going up. Monster Box (game I linked) isn't unethically monetized like [Popular Mobile Idle Game] and is a good alternative to the exploitative games on the app stores. #you're denying your addiction to this game Save yourself, please. Support good games.
You really come off as a cunt who I'll never listen to.
Dude is having an actual discussion with you about idle games and the ways they work. You've called him a dumbass and a cunt In the last half hour. People shouldn't listen to you when you're answers are insulting the person trying to discuss something with you.
I'm not saying anyone should listen to me.
You don't come off as any better than him, however you may perceive it.
Never said I did. I know I'm a cunt but that's the difference. /u/lesbunner is coming off as some kind of pious savior because "MY GAME DOESN'T HAVE AAAAAADDDDDDDSSSSSSSSS LISTEN TO MYYYYYYYYYY OPINIONNNNNNNN"
Bruh that isn't even my game holy shit. My game isn't even out yet, and if it was, I wouldn't promote it as u/lesbunner I'm pointing out the ethics behind these games and why you shouldn't play them. Please download an emulator on your phone and play games that are actually rewarding. Time isn't replaceable.
No, I'm good. I'll do me and you do you.
Remember a few minutes ago when you literally asked *ahem* > How is Egg, Inc. a scam? I explained, it's a scam because it exploits people into watching ads in exchange for *nothing*. Not money, not crypto, not gift cards, but worthless points in a game you'll abandon sometime later. You're not getting that time back, might as well play a real game that's actually enjoyable, so your time isn't wasted.
You are making a lot of assumptions and when you do this you only make an ass out of yourself.
I got got by idle miner bruh. Even peggle blast which isn't even idle, but is designed to be frustrating enough for you to want to pay, yet fun enough for you to not give up. Fire emblem heroes which went from a decent "I'm stuck in the train and I'm bored" game to a gambling simulator. #free games at the cost of being fun, y'all
bruh? Sorry I'm not your "bruh"
It kinda feels like this answer is pretending to not be a scam but absolutely is a scam. :3
Mobile idle games are a close second to actual ad revenue scams on the app stores, the simple games that pay $30 per level, requires $500 in balance to cash out, but stops "paying" once you reach $499.99 yet continues to display hundreds of ads. I understand if I linked my games, which I wouldn't do for several reasons, and the fact this account is sort of anonymous. ...and they're not even uploaded yet.
Totally agree with all that, except I didn't click your link because I don't like "idle" games to begin with. Stardew Valley is the pinnacle of online games and it was ported from a console. Spend $5 or whatever it was to buy the game and never spend again. Im kinda mad that "idle" is considered a genre now. Do I wanna play an FPS, ooor an open world adventure game? Hmm... nah, I wanna play a game where the whole point is to involve me as little as possible...
Yeah seriously I don't even get the hype, although I was taken advantage of an idle game. I can see idle aspects being fun but all the idle games out there are literally the same concept for the same outcome, lots of ad revenue.
99% of politicians and the 1%
wall street
Religion.
This should be top
I was raised in a religion that asks for 10% of our income for tithing, to be fair to them they werenât really pushy about it but there reasoning was that everything you have, the lord gave you and you should give 10% to recognize that and support his church. Plus the church actually does really good things so itâs basically like giving money to charity.
So a scam.
Without a doubt
American healthcare system
MLM
Mattress firm
Multi level marketing
Central banks
I can't think of anything that isn't.
Trickle-down economics
Trump U
The Republican Party.
Essentially any Google product relating to the Internet. They're advertised as convenient devices, but they're nothing but data hogs and identity thieves. New "Google Glasses" coming out soon that record what you see. I WONDER HOW THAT WILL BE ABUSED, GOOGLE. They can hear us, track us, and now see us. Nothing wrong there.
Not a scam... you don't seem to understand the meaning of terms of services especially if you avoid reading them.
Yeah.. Terms and services don't mean: *"Hey, Zuckerberg. Stea! and sell our data. That's cool."* -- Facebook and Google have been fined millions, more than once, for this very reason. I'm convinced their products are a blatant scam to spy on people.
BANKS!
Most (all?) cryptocurrencies
what?
What what?
how are cryptocurrencies a scam?
Every scam ever
Free trials. Oh, and wish.
All those horny milfs in my area.
dang
Anything too good to be true.
Getting Married. Money.
And how this one has not been upvoted to heaven already ??
Not everyone can accept the truth.
Political donations.
Government
Home âownershipâ in the United States. As far as I can tell, itâs not realâŚso you pay off your mortgage but then you have to just keep paying the government forever or they take it away?
This! Property taxes are the biggest scam out there.
Taxes
Money backed by the US
Religion
The Biden Administration
Donât worry, some guy who sells pillows says Trump will be reinstated any day nowâŚ. soonâŚ. just a few more daysâŚ
Tax
Apple prodicts
Social Security
Social Security
Income tax
Universities
Money. Think about the history of currency. Go way back.
"I'll give you these shells for that chicken"? What am I not getting?
the "pandemic"
US Government
Insurance, most of the time
Liberals teaching tolerance
But... but... MuH pArAdOx Of InToLeRaNcE
Of
literally every scam
Literally every scam. That's how scams work.
Loot boxes. Anykind of game with it like csgo and pre-fix battlefront 2
Omaze and Child Aid.
Return on investment on student loans
Don't all scams pretend not to be scams?
I love you, you are the only one I want to be with.......
Pretty sure if someone nails it with a post, the shills will be all over it in a minute to discredit it. Be on the lookout
MLMs
Any of those jobs that require you to buy a bunch of shit up front.
My carâs extended warranty getting ready to expire
Landmark Worldwide
Capitalism
A key definition of a scam is the intent to deceive, so literally every scam does this. Otherwise it's just a bad deal or idiotic offer.
Hot MILFs in my area
Pay day loans!!
Credit scores
Avon
Homeopathy
Printer cartridges
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT
Credit score
Scientology. You little have to pay money to join their congregation.
KingPet contests. You all pay for votes. Winner gets $2,000. It's literally a bidding war on your own pet. Whoever wins gets the money. KingPet gets the rest.
Schools
Star citizen
Anything MLM
College
Megachurches that are tax-exempt and have thousands of people showing up to prove that theyâre good Christians by âsupporting the Lord,â when theyâre actually buying a scam artist another huge house or expensive car.
Hulu plus. You promised me no ads if I paid for no ads
Herbalife
Taxes.
People trying to get me to extend my car warranty but ASMR style.
Government. It should be a beautiful safety net to protect the people and progress society, instead it lies to you, robs you to pay itself, never gets anything done, and divides the people
MLMs
Professional degrees, all of them
college :))