For several years there have been reports of young Internet gamers in China basically living out of Internet cafes, amassing credits in online role-playing games for the sole purpose of selling off these credits to gamers elsewhere in the world who want their characters to leap forward several levels without putting in the time.
In a recent Guardian piece, there is word of the Chinese prison system having now perfected this form of monetization as yet another successful example of capitalism with Chinese characteristics.
"And they're coming to the chorus now . . ."
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