“We took an ancient vice…put it on everyone’s phone, and made it as normal and frictionless as checking the weather. What could possibly go wrong?” I *hate* the extent to which gambling has infested everything; it’s not going to end well.
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I don't gamble, it has no appeal to me. It doesn't make sense to me, the math is always stacked against you. The only "gambling" I do is buy raffle tickets for local fund raisers. The odds are much much better and the money is going to a good cause regardless of me winning something or not.
How common is sports betting among the Kottke community?
I'm 100% with you re: the math is just against you. What is fun about putting money into something, then more than likely Not getting it back? Even when I "win" it feels weird - like, I didn't do anything to deserve this. But I'm very risk averse.
Some of the research linking sports gambling, upsets and domestic violence is terrifying. This isn’t a vice that operates in a silo, and the extent to which it’s everywhere right now is not good.
What a profoundly sad story. The author catalogues the many ways gambling messed with his mental health and harmed his relationships with his family and friends while he lost $10,000. Just imagine if you spent that $10,000 on making your life better instead ...
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