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In Axie Infinity, a play-to-earn NFT game revolving around breeding, training, and selling axolotl-like creatures called Axies for real money, more experienced players will rent out their Axies to less experienced players in exchange for a portion of the less experienced player's later profits. This feature contains heavy similarities to sharecropping, a real-life practice often described by its use in the United States from the Reconstruction era into the mid-20th century as a post-abolition equivalent to slavery. Due to many of the low level players taking loans coming from low-income countries such as the Philippines and Brazil, Axie Infinity has been described by some analysts as "digital colonialism".
Articles about Axie Infinity and comparisons to sharecropping:
https://thebusinessofesports.com/2022/05/16/the-problem-with-axie-infinity
https://shows.acast.com/cyber/episodes/the-digital-sharecroppers-of-axie-infinity
https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-is-toxic-for-crypto-gaming
Research paper about Axie Infinity which references which countries the game is most popular in. See "1. INTRODUCTION":
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Play-to-Earn_A_Qualitative_Analysis_of_the_Experiences_and_Challenges_Faced_By_Axie_Infinity_Online_Gamers_Amidst____the_COVID-19_Pandemic/18856454/1
https://thebusinessofesports.com/2022/05/16/the-problem-with-axie-infinity
https://shows.acast.com/cyber/episodes/the-digital-sharecroppers-of-axie-infinity
https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-is-toxic-for-crypto-gaming
Research paper about Axie Infinity which references which countries the game is most popular in. See "1. INTRODUCTION":
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Play-to-Earn_A_Qualitative_Analysis_of_the_Experiences_and_Challenges_Faced_By_Axie_Infinity_Online_Gamers_Amidst____the_COVID-19_Pandemic/18856454/1
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