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Georgelemental 3 hours ago

We can go back to how it used to be, when you had to go to a gambling establishment in person

tt24 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Why would we do that? I’m perfectly capable of using a gambling app responsibly.

toomanyrichies 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Consider the possibility that your brain chemistry is different from that of other people, and that this could affect the level of responsibility people bring to bear here.

stickfigure 17 minutes ago | parent [-]

Sure, but you can say the same about alcohol, drugs, sweets, red meat, sex, motorcycles, base jumping... pretty quickly we're going to end up in a pretty milktoast world.

I met someone recently who filed bankruptcy over tens of thousands of dollars of debt incurred obsessing over baseball cards (!) There is always going to be someone.

stackskipton 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because it's harm reduction. Sometimes you can reduce a vice impact by putting in friction. Too much can end with poor results for sure.