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Ban it on which grounds? I have never in my life placed a sport bet, nor a polymarket bet. It strikes me as one of the dumbest things to do with your money and
by kbrkbr 7mo ago
Ban it on which grounds?
I have never in my life placed a sport bet, nor a polymarket bet. It strikes me as one of the dumbest things to do with your money and time.
But a lot of people seem to genuinely enjoy it. Gambling is part of human heritage. Regulate? Sure! Ban? I don't understand why
- surgical_fire 7mo ago> Ban? I don't understand why Many things that people enjoy are banned because it causes harm to other individuals or to society as a whole. Not a difficult concept to understand.
- kbrkbr 7mo agoThat's why I was asking for a rationale. The devil is in the details. Otherwise motorcycling will be next, alcohol, excessive gaming, etc. etc.
- surgical_fire 7mo agoMotorcycling does not cause immediate harm to society or to the individual, and is a regulated activity anyway. Alcohol and tobacco are regulated too. Perhaps less than it should, in no small part for cultural reasons. I say this as someone that enjoys the occasional whiskey and smoking a pipe. I am unaware of evidence of gaming causing harm to society. Maybe it exists. I can't comment on it.
- derbOac 7mo agoI generally share the same perspective but the article provides a good rationale for doing otherwise.
- kbrkbr 7mo agoI do not think so. We can hold these people accountable otherwise, there are laws for that already.