Though this is only happening in the West, it’s still troubling to know what the world is coming to nowadays. Players of Fortnite, usually kids, are looking for alternatives to gain V-Bucks, the in-game currency to purchase skins, emotes and dances. It’s appalling that these kids apparently just can’t live with the thought of having to play using the default skin of Fortnite. Kids of course do not have access to their parent’s credit cards. So they turned to GoFundMe, a crowdfunding platform that helps people raise money for events ranging from life events, accidents and illnesses.
Currently there are over 14743 campaigns started up on the GoFundMe site which you can see above, or check it out yourself here! Now that these kids have found a way to fund themselves to get FREE V-Bucks, they of course will not hold back with their wish. There are some who are actually asking for $1,000 USD just to spend more on the game. It’s really unsettling to know kids actually spend more than they could start earning!
While this is just a case that’s happening over in the West, here in Malaysia, we’d be getting a tight-slap if we spend any money like “water” before we can even earn any when we were kids. Of course, there are some Malaysian kids who are lucky enough to be bred in a silver-spoon family, and can afford spend money religiously.