It’s crazy how quickly this can happen. I caught myself getting a little to into the tables in AC at one point. I was lucky enough to realize it before it was too late.
The irony is that providing UBI instead of fostering a society where you legitimately have a better shot at social mobility by hitting the scratch lotto jackpot would cleanse all the “sin” overnight lol
Although some folks are addicted, like my best friend. So while I agree UBI would reduce the desperation that drives a lot of gambling, some folks find gambling a goal unto itself.
There are of course people with addictive behaviors that have nothing to do with economic stress, but for others, their addictions are born and fed by that stress. So yeah, UBI will help some people, but not all people, when it comes to addictions of all kinds.
Definitely. I think Drake, the stake guys, the draft kings guys, the fan duel guys, every celebrity that advertised for them and every casino operator should be asset stripped and sent to prison. I don’t know any addicts but I live in Vegas so fuck the whole thing.
The end point of the American mythos (everyone is destined for fortune by sheer chance and gumption) is a society wide gambling addiction comparative to opium
That guy who murdered his entire family and two neighbors while in the throes of amphetamine induced psychotic break was just having fun, did we really need to arrest him?
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Also, fuck Draft Kings and everyone of their ilk.
I don't need to frame gambling as "sin."
I oppose gambling (esp govt lotteries) because innocent people get hurt by it. That's my only claim: it hurts people who were not complicit.
Although some folks are addicted, like my best friend. So while I agree UBI would reduce the desperation that drives a lot of gambling, some folks find gambling a goal unto itself.