For the Win by Cory DoctorowMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reading For the Win by Cory Doctorow while Reddit users takes on Wall Street with GameStop stock was a bit surreal. Both illustrate the power the have nots can wield when they come together against the haves. I'd say For the Win gave me a better understanding of how and why the GameStop stock situation worked. If you are a gamer or an economist (or both), this book provides fascinating insight into the lives of gold farmers, virtual economies, and unions. Yes, I realize that those don't sound like really compelling topics and yet Doctorow explains them in a way that makes them accessible to the layperson AND makes you want to read about them. As a gamer, I've never really been bothered by gold farmers expect when their spam fills my chat box, or they kill all the mobs/farm all the mats I needed. I've even joked it seems like an ideal job, get paid to game all day. People have to earn a living somehow. It's a shame they have to do so under terrible conditions. It is about time someone stood up for them.
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