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you are trying to say that there is a difference between pure random luck and 'skill' based gambling. However the both act in the brain the same way and both le

you are trying to say that there is a difference between pure random luck and 'skill' based gambling. However the both act in the brain the same way and both lead to bad ends to the vast majority.

card_zero 2y ago
Sports was a mistake, a waste of the concern and attention of billions of people, ban sports.
- snapcaster 2y ago
  Come on, do you see "sports" (completed separated from gambling on them) to be a plague on society? Do you have anyone in your family or social circle that had their lives destroyed by sports? It's not even comparable, your comment seems to be in bad faith
  - card_zero 2y ago
    Except if it involves robots or Starcraft, because I like those. But I also like poker, which Sleepybrett seems opposed to.
- apitman 2y ago
  Assuming this isn't sarcasm... I would be very careful about banning or even dismissing anything that has been popular for thousands of years.
  - parineum 2y ago
    Like gambling?
    - apitman 2y ago
      Yes. Consider the tradeoffs carefully. Try the experiments. Do the research. Then make a decision.
      - card_zero 2y ago
        Haven't you already made a decision by saying "if the research finds X is true, we have a moral duty to ban gambling"? It's the is-ought problem.
  - card_zero 2y ago
    Well, sarcasm is against the guidelines I think, so let's say it was reductio ad absurdum. I'm responding to the idea that gambling+skill is just as bad, or bad enough to also ban. It would make the legislation and policing a lot simpler, close up some loopholes, and would have the side effect of outlawing the stock market, but I'm still against it.
- pmarreck 2y ago
  What's the tangible negative outcome of widespread sports interest?
hoorayimhelping 2y ago
>* However the both act in the brain the same way and both lead to bad ends to the vast majority.* This is a poor justification for making something illegal. Chocolate and cocaine operate on the same neural pathways, but one is clearly more detrimental than the other. Following this reasoning, we should ban chocolate, and being able to see comment scores on hacker news, and like counts on Instagram photos, and reach on Twitter, and retirement account balances because they produce the same effects in the brain as illegal drugs do.

you are trying to say that there is a difference between pure random luck and 'skill' based gambling. However the both act in the brain the same way and both lead to bad ends to the vast majority.

card_zero 2y ago

Sports was a mistake, a waste of the concern and attention of billions of people, ban sports.

snapcaster 2y ago
Come on, do you see "sports" (completed separated from gambling on them) to be a plague on society? Do you have anyone in your family or social circle that had their lives destroyed by sports? It's not even comparable, your comment seems to be in bad faith
- card_zero 2y ago
  Except if it involves robots or Starcraft, because I like those. But I also like poker, which Sleepybrett seems opposed to.
apitman 2y ago
Assuming this isn't sarcasm... I would be very careful about banning or even dismissing anything that has been popular for thousands of years.
- parineum 2y ago
  Like gambling?
  - apitman 2y ago
    Yes. Consider the tradeoffs carefully. Try the experiments. Do the research. Then make a decision.
    - card_zero 2y ago
      Haven't you already made a decision by saying "if the research finds X is true, we have a moral duty to ban gambling"? It's the is-ought problem.
- card_zero 2y ago
  Well, sarcasm is against the guidelines I think, so let's say it was reductio ad absurdum. I'm responding to the idea that gambling+skill is just as bad, or bad enough to also ban. It would make the legislation and policing a lot simpler, close up some loopholes, and would have the side effect of outlawing the stock market, but I'm still against it.
pmarreck 2y ago
What's the tangible negative outcome of widespread sports interest?

hoorayimhelping 2y ago

>* However the both act in the brain the same way and both lead to bad ends to the vast majority.* This is a poor justification for making something illegal. Chocolate and cocaine operate on the same neural pathways, but one is clearly more detrimental than the other. Following this reasoning, we should ban chocolate, and being able to see comment scores on hacker news, and like counts on Instagram photos, and reach on Twitter, and retirement account balances because they produce the same effects in the brain as illegal drugs do.