This is a great answer, thanks! Of course I knew I was going to push some buttons and don't pretend to be a saint myself, but I thought many here would be inter

This is a great answer, thanks! Of course I knew I was going to push some buttons and don't pretend to be a saint myself, but I thought many here would be interested in hearing what you had to say because as digital hackers we have the ability to operate in a somewhat unregulated space and face many moral and ethical dilemmas. BTW, I don't feel I was over-exaggerating the risks of untreated addictions - I encourage you to research it if you still feel that way. It is almost certain if the app was as popular as you say, and people used real money, that at least one person killed themselves or ruined their lives/families/careers by now. Re: #8. I don't see casinos and drugs (including alcohol) going away any time soon, and attempting to stop them is misdirected in my opinion. The problem is that for a small proportion of the public (typically people with mental health issues) they end up being used as self-medication, often unknowingly, and can make bad situations worse - leading to financial ruin, families torn apart, suicide or overdose in the case of drugs. (JP Morgan & Starbucks don't have these properties.) For that reason, in the meatspace, casinos are highly regulated and need to identify and protect vulnerable people. So yes - while your app is a substitute for a physical activity, in the physical world that person would have gone through many more hoops that would have allowed people to help them or notice their problem. In digital space, there is no such visibility and there are no regulations, which is why it becomes interesting to see what people do and say about what they do.