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It produces the ilusion of escape from hopeless circumstances. Stuck in a dead end job. Gamble. Alimoney and no way out. Gamble. Stuck in a dictatorship whic
by qikInNdOutReply 4y ago
It produces the ilusion of escape from hopeless circumstances.
Stuck in a dead end job. Gamble.
Alimoney and no way out. Gamble.
Stuck in a dictatorship which can crush your life for arbitrary reasons every day. Gamble
Its a valve for deeply dysfunctional societies. A faked flame of hope for hopeless situations.
- frankzander 4y agoWell said, Well said!
- chiefalchemist 4y agoAnd funny how the rise of online gambling - at least in NJ and PA, came just in time for Covid lockdowns.
- vageli 4y agoNJ legalized online gambling a decade ago and Nevada's monopoly on sports betting was dissolved in 2018.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoBut there was a massive advert push once PA did. The PHL sports radio talks more betting than sports. With, of course, the occasional "need help?" disclaimer.
- SteveDR 4y agoI don’t think gambling is any more escapist than movies, TV, podcasts, games, books, or literally any other form of entertainment. Entertainment is escapism.
- deminature 4y agoThose other forms of entertainment don't have nearly the destructive potential on a person's life and finances that gambling can have. A movie is a $5 one-time purchase, gambling is an endless recurring purchase that may not stop until the person is bankrupt, if they have addictive tendencies.