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princealiiiii05/14/20253 repliesview on HN

> It should be regulated as gambling, because it is.

That's wild. Anything with non-deterministic output will have this.


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martin-t05/14/2025

That's incorrect, gambling is about waiting.

Brain scans have revealed that waiting for a potential win stimulates the same areas as the win itself. That's the "appeal" of gambling. Your brain literally feels like it's winning while waiting because it _might_ win.

kagevf05/14/2025

> "Anything with non-deterministic output will have this.

Anything with non-deterministic output that charges money ...

Edit Added words to clarify what I meant.

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GuinansEyebrows05/14/2025

maybe more accurately anything with non-deterministic output that you have to pay-per-use instead of paying by outcome.

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