Glad You Asked

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Glad You Asked — Season 1, Episode 5: Why Spend Money In Video Games?

15 min2 seasons, 20 episodes8.0/10

Episode synopsis

Glad You Asked host Alex Clark has been a gamer for most of his life. And in all his years of playing, he's spent a great deal of money buying and selling virtual items in video games. He’s not alone -- billions of dollars are spent inside the virtual economies of video games. So why spend money on a virtual good? And how did they become so valuable?

About Glad You Asked

YouTube Originals presents Vox’s Glad You Asked, an ensemble-led exploration of topics driven by our curiosity about the world around us. Producers Cleo Abram, Alex Clark, Joss Fong, and Christophe Haubursin share in their reporting as they discover why we cry, how the internet works, and if we'll ever survive on mars. Their intersecting journeys reveal unexpected answers.

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