Loot Crates

Endless Thread

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Reddit, Technology

4.1 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Loot crates are virtual prize boxes available for purchase in video games, containing mystery items like customizations, powerful weapons, or rare gear. They are also the subject of the most downvoted Reddit comment of all-time, the crux of a debate about the definition of gambling, and a window into the history of human evolution.

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0:00.0	Essos want to help you use your car a little less by hopping on your bike a little more,
0:04.6	especially for those shorter trips, like the popping out for a pint of milk trip,
0:09.8	or the off-to-pick up the kids' trip, or even the Friday night chippy trip.
0:16.0	And to make the swap easier, every day Essos is giving away an e-bike and 10,000 nectar points
0:21.2	that you could spend on cycling gear. Could you do a journey differently?
0:25.0	Search Essos Thoughtful Driving to find out more.
0:27.8	See terms and conditions at sso.co.uk.
0:30.5	Funding for this podcast comes from MathWorks, creators of MATLAB and Simulink Software,
0:36.2	accelerating the pace of engineering and science. Learn more at mathworks.com.
0:43.0	Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.
0:47.2	Emory, I'm going to play you two sounds. Are you ready?
0:52.9	Yeah. Okay, sound one.
0:58.9	Huh, okay. Sound two.
1:06.4	Hmm. They're like different settings, but they have similar vibes.
1:12.8	There's almost like a similar underlying melody in both of them.
1:17.0	Yeah. And does the melody feel like almost like anticipatory?
1:21.1	Like, oh, or revelatory? Maybe revelatory is the word?
1:27.1	Yeah. I don't think I would have classified it as revelatory, but there's definitely something
1:32.9	I'd classified as like a little unsettling to me.
1:37.6	Okay. Yeah.
1:38.6	I'll take unsettling.
1:40.1	Okay. Sold. Uncettling.
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