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30 – Tim Sweeney and the Metaverse

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The Role of Indirect Monetization in the Economy

i think an honest business model makes money from selling consumers things that they want or delivering great experiences to consumers and making money from economic activity around it i'd rather have my wallet taxed personally uh yeah similar thing with our privacy. In a game like fortnite a reasonable percentage of the population never spends money at all but they are actually adding a lot of value to the economy. Even if you're not spending the money money in fortnite you're participating in economic activity that is valuable and so i think we need to read really broad and open-minded about how we structure the rules for this thing.

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