Chinese Couple Sells Kids To Fund Online Gaming 223
A Chinese couple who really like to game are under arrest for selling their kids and converting the money into game currency. From the article: "In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl, and came up with the idea to sell her for money to fund their online game obsession. They did so, receiving RMB 3,000 (less than $500), which they spent entirely shortly after. The couple then proceeded to sell their first child and got 10 times as much for him -- RMB 30,000, or about $4600. Upon having their third child -- another boy -- the parents followed in their previous footsteps and also got RMB 30,000 for him." I wonder what the "kid seller" achievement looks like?
Good for the kids (Score:4, Insightful)
The couple clearly should not have any kids. It's good that other, hopefully more capable, people will properly care and provide for them.
Win / Win (Score:0, Insightful)
Cash for games AND more time to play them? Living the dream.
not neccessarily a "gaming" story (Score:5, Insightful)
It must be true!! (Score:5, Insightful)
No link to original source? And original source is supposedly Chinese state-run media??
Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Re:Good for the kids (Score:4, Insightful)
People who buy other people's kids frequently don't have their best interests in mind.
Re:not neccessarily a "gaming" story (Score:2, Insightful)
This is the only reasonable comment I have read on this story. People should study anthropology to understand this issue. Essentially cultures that place very little value on the act of sex will typically place very little value on the results of the low value act. Cultures that place a very high cultural value on the act of sex will place a high value on the results. Asking people to place a low value on an act and a high value on the results of the act creates a contradictory cultural value system which will typically result in social conflict and contradictory activity. Duh.
Re:Good for the kids (Score:2, Insightful)
By making that decision, you probably gave your daughter a much better start in life than she would have had otherwise. She may not recognize that just yet, but she probably will, given time.