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ToucanLoucan ◴[] No.45775210[source]
> A quarter of bettors can’t pay a bill because of their wagers, a third have gambling debts, more than half carry credit card debts, and a quarter of them are afraid they can’t control their gambling.

No way. It's almost like these are addictive products being engineered to be as addictive as possible and deliberately punch people's brains in such a way to make them stay. That's so weird.

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supportengineer ◴[] No.45775559[source]
>> addictive products being engineered to be as addictive as possible and deliberately punch people's brains in such a way to make them stay

The exact same argument could be used to make social media illegal.

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1. immibis ◴[] No.45776594[source]
...Good?