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For me, I want to have a little here and there. It's fun, I like putting $20 in with my friends and we get a little pool going. I don't understand why I can't

For me, I want to have a little here and there. It's fun, I like putting $20 in with my friends and we get a little pool going. I don't understand why I can't gamble because someone else has no self control. My same argument applies to alcohol, marijuana, fast food, etc.

dartos 3y ago
How do you feel about gun control? Should we prevent people from owning guns because _some people_ like harming themselves and/or others?
- kredd 3y ago
  You can’t really kill someone else with casino chips, unless you tried really hard. Not everything is black and white, need to consider the context as well.
  - fbuslop 3y ago
    Yes, famously, gambling has caused zero suicides.
    - LargeTomato 3y ago
      Suicide from gambling and homicide/suicide from gun use are not comparable.
  - dartos 3y ago
    Right, it’s not black and white. You can cause harm to yourself and others with gambling as well as with guns. Drawing the line at “you can’t directly kill people with casino chips” is reducing a complicated issue to a black and white stance
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phaedryx 3y ago
For me, yeah, I might have the self control, but I also live in a society. What other people do affects me. For example, I don't want the people with an alcohol problem to have unlimited access to alcohol. I drive on the same roads as them.
- jliptzin 3y ago
  Not really a great analogy because someone else’s gambling problem is not going to get you killed on the way home from work. I would support some kind of rule where you can’t generate more than $1,000 / yr or something off the same user. Does that change the entire economics of the social game industry? Yes, that’s the point.
xDetoursx 3y ago
Laws, rules are enacted regarding those things all the time. A soda tax to stop kids from getting fat, driving under the influence is a crime..... As with everything else on this planet, it's all about moderation and the ones that can't help themselves, fuck it up for everyone else.
- mplewis 3y ago
  Addiction isn’t a function of moderation. It is not rational and it is not based in willpower.

dartos 3y ago

How do you feel about gun control? Should we prevent people from owning guns because _some people_ like harming themselves and/or others?

kredd 3y ago
You can’t really kill someone else with casino chips, unless you tried really hard. Not everything is black and white, need to consider the context as well.
- fbuslop 3y ago
  Yes, famously, gambling has caused zero suicides.
  - LargeTomato 3y ago
    Suicide from gambling and homicide/suicide from gun use are not comparable.
- dartos 3y ago
  Right, it’s not black and white. You can cause harm to yourself and others with gambling as well as with guns. Drawing the line at “you can’t directly kill people with casino chips” is reducing a complicated issue to a black and white stance
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phaedryx 3y ago

For me, yeah, I might have the self control, but I also live in a society. What other people do affects me. For example, I don't want the people with an alcohol problem to have unlimited access to alcohol. I drive on the same roads as them.

jliptzin 3y ago
Not really a great analogy because someone else’s gambling problem is not going to get you killed on the way home from work. I would support some kind of rule where you can’t generate more than $1,000 / yr or something off the same user. Does that change the entire economics of the social game industry? Yes, that’s the point.

xDetoursx 3y ago

Laws, rules are enacted regarding those things all the time. A soda tax to stop kids from getting fat, driving under the influence is a crime..... As with everything else on this planet, it's all about moderation and the ones that can't help themselves, fuck it up for everyone else.

mplewis 3y ago
Addiction isn’t a function of moderation. It is not rational and it is not based in willpower.