Nasdaq COMP Fortnite Economy - What Boomers Don't Understand
First, I just wanted to say the Baby Boomer generation endured many hardships and I am beyond grateful for their sacrifices, especially since I'm a child of a Vietnam Vet who battled PTSD until his last days. I'm dedicating this post to them.
Even as a GEN-Xer, I too have a hard time understanding the millennial generation and their interests, but I think it's incredibly important that we understand them so we don't form a bias that is not aligned with reality or the trend.
For the life of me, I could not understand why billions upon billions of dollars are spent on a digital goods, with the extremes (as I see) being completely optional Fortnite skins that simply change the way your character looks within a video game and provide absolutely no in-game advantage. I couldn't imagine a bigger waste of money at $20 a skin. If I could understand this, I might have a shot at understanding this generation's interest in intangible goods. I simply don't want to be left behind and I needed help breaking my strong bias.
So I created a Fornite account a few years ago (Season 5). Today I own over 30 skins, and yes, I have a hard time admitting this, since skins are purely optional and not required to play the game. To an outsider, I'm part of the problem with the millennial generation, and I'm not even a millennial.
So what did I learn that I did not understand before? Overtime, as I played Fortnite, I became incredibly immersed in the game play. In my opinion, they have the most advanced game engine (Unreal Engine 4) which means animations of the characters are extremely fluid and life like, and this is the keyword here, life like.
As I continued to play, I noticed I became emotionally stimulated by events that happened in-game, and I made friends along the way. Basically, this became a way to experience a life that was not mine, not tied to anything based in reality, and it's merely a glimpse of what's to come in the future. In other words, an extremely convenient way for my mind to escape reality without having to dish out money for a vacation or medication/stimulants that many would take to get similar effects. Beyond that, my kids love the game and I bond with them every time we play, in-game, they see me as their peer and I also feel like their peer.
When looking at it from this perspective, $20 to further express myself within a game and give me a more immersed experience is relatively cheap and convenient when compared to alternatives. Any time during the day when I just want to get away and not have a single thought about anything happening in my real life, this works perfectly. As a side note, as traders, we know how important it is to take a break from the market and completely focus on something else other than the market, allowing us to come back to the charts with an relaxed mind and perhaps a new perspective.
I realize this is a rather odd post, especially for Tradingview, but I thought my experience may be helpful to some who struggle to see the value in intangible digital goods which are quickly becoming (or have already been) the main or growing source of revenue for many tech companies.
Please like or subscribe if this has helped you in any way :) This will encourage me to take the time to create similar posts.
Even as a GEN-Xer, I too have a hard time understanding the millennial generation and their interests, but I think it's incredibly important that we understand them so we don't form a bias that is not aligned with reality or the trend.
For the life of me, I could not understand why billions upon billions of dollars are spent on a digital goods, with the extremes (as I see) being completely optional Fortnite skins that simply change the way your character looks within a video game and provide absolutely no in-game advantage. I couldn't imagine a bigger waste of money at $20 a skin. If I could understand this, I might have a shot at understanding this generation's interest in intangible goods. I simply don't want to be left behind and I needed help breaking my strong bias.
So I created a Fornite account a few years ago (Season 5). Today I own over 30 skins, and yes, I have a hard time admitting this, since skins are purely optional and not required to play the game. To an outsider, I'm part of the problem with the millennial generation, and I'm not even a millennial.
So what did I learn that I did not understand before? Overtime, as I played Fortnite, I became incredibly immersed in the game play. In my opinion, they have the most advanced game engine (Unreal Engine 4) which means animations of the characters are extremely fluid and life like, and this is the keyword here, life like.
As I continued to play, I noticed I became emotionally stimulated by events that happened in-game, and I made friends along the way. Basically, this became a way to experience a life that was not mine, not tied to anything based in reality, and it's merely a glimpse of what's to come in the future. In other words, an extremely convenient way for my mind to escape reality without having to dish out money for a vacation or medication/stimulants that many would take to get similar effects. Beyond that, my kids love the game and I bond with them every time we play, in-game, they see me as their peer and I also feel like their peer.
When looking at it from this perspective, $20 to further express myself within a game and give me a more immersed experience is relatively cheap and convenient when compared to alternatives. Any time during the day when I just want to get away and not have a single thought about anything happening in my real life, this works perfectly. As a side note, as traders, we know how important it is to take a break from the market and completely focus on something else other than the market, allowing us to come back to the charts with an relaxed mind and perhaps a new perspective.
I realize this is a rather odd post, especially for Tradingview, but I thought my experience may be helpful to some who struggle to see the value in intangible digital goods which are quickly becoming (or have already been) the main or growing source of revenue for many tech companies.
Please like or subscribe if this has helped you in any way :) This will encourage me to take the time to create similar posts.
My goal is to find the best risk:reward setups. For instance, if you risk $1,000 at a chance to make $5,000, you can afford to be wrong 4 out of 5 times and still not lose money. I hit my targets over 50% of the time.