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So should we ban cigarettes too? Or how about people who "bet" on the stock market and lose a fortune? Or people who sink money into a startup? In every scenari
by jonathanjaeger 13y ago
So should we ban cigarettes too? Or how about people who "bet" on the stock market and lose a fortune? Or people who sink money into a startup? In every scenario people are going to do stupid things, that doesn't mean those things should be illegal.
- novaleaf 13y agoi don't know if you are arguing for the sake of arguing, or you really feel (re my statement) that gambling is in the same ballpark? to respond: 1) killing yourself with cancer in 20 years isn't as insidious as loosing your families accumulated wealth. 2) betting on stocks is somewhat similar, but the barriers to entry make it a non-issue to society. 3) startups, same as 2 but moreso more details on my position: I have 1 extended family member who lost their immediate family (9 or so people) everything (aprox 1mil usd in savings) due to gambling obsessions. i know 1 friend who was in a similar position, and 2 aquantences with similar stories.
- jonathanjaeger 13y agoSaying that your family had gambling problems is anecdotal. Seeing someone in a hospital bed with a tube down their throat because of smoking is an argument you could have made too. There are going to be outliers with every vice (alcohol comes to mind too), I'm just saying that we shouldn't always jump to prohibition.