Aren't they referring to the person designing the addictive game, not the players? Justifying any methods by starting with "let's put ethics aside" is incredibly callous.
Edit: Based on partitioned's later comments, it looks like I was probably wrong about their intent. Either way, it is certainly a crass comment.
Edit: Based on partitioned's later comments, it looks like I was probably wrong about their intent. Either way, it is certainly a crass comment.