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Yeah, that's bubble-specific, not class-specific. I think the most successful of the younger professionals I know are most likely to gamble on sports -- it's an
by bwing1 3y ago
Yeah, that's bubble-specific, not class-specific. I think the most successful of the younger professionals I know are most likely to gamble on sports -- it's an excuse for an active group chat, it's something to talk with random people about, and the actual amounts you bet are easy to make trivial relative to income. Very networking-forward hobby. (Also, it's obviously as much an intellectual exercise to gamble on sports as it is to play poker.)
Broadly, though sports in particular is something different bubbles care more or less about, I'd say your perspective is entirely foreign to me. My experience is that the more intelligent groups I'm around are vastly more interested in predicting things and putting money behind their predictions.
- trogdor 3y ago>it's obviously as much an intellectual exercise to gamble on sports as it is to play poker I think this is wrong. The most skilled poker player at the table has an edge and is likely to win over time. I don’t think there is a similar thing in sports betting.
- tim333 3y agoThere are definitely professional sports bettors who have an edge and win over time. I'm not sure it's always that hard as most bettors bet on the team they like without calculating the odds.
- lamp_book 3y agoThere is, but if you consistently win, they’ll stop taking your bets. And there’s limited options for who will take your bet. Granted, cash poker is all about sitting at the right table. It’s really the poker tournament structure that legitimizes it.