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Karrot_Kream ◴[] No.45776618[source]
On a somewhat related note, there seems to be a huge interest in vice policing on social media. Gambling, sex, drugs, these are some of humanity's oldest vices. Why has it become so popular on social media to highlight these, along with a narrative of social or cultural decline?
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stackskipton ◴[] No.45778933[source]
I think part of it is just every change in something, there is strong push back until we establish good equilibrium as society.

With Sport Betting, throwing advertisements and having bets talked about by sports analysts during the game is starting to be seen as bad thing because it's seen as really bad habit, like smoking and maybe society should attempt to regulate it better.

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1. Karrot_Kream ◴[] No.45779553[source]
Yeah I'm a fan of normalizing but regulating gambling more. Restrictions on bets for EV and variance. Disclosure limitations. Age verification. That kind of thing.