Cecilily discusses the financialisation of Pokemon cards as an investment vehicle.
It’s one thing that makes me pause in teaching my niece how to play, I don’t want her to get caught up in the abstraction of the cards as anything other than pieces of cardboard with funny pictures of animals
I think it’s a good idea to generally steer clear of anything that’s basically gambling, particularly gambling targeted at kids. Collectible-focused card games, gacha games, games focused on loot boxes.