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paulddraperyesterday at 8:41 PM1 replyview on HN

They’re the financial equivalent of recreational drugs.

Not everyone gets addicted, but many do. Harms your own health/assets. Can destroy lives. Has spillover effects into general society.

The libertarian/authoritarian argument is much the same.


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butlikeyesterday at 8:46 PM

Gambling is the only vice where the store doesn't close. Even the prostitutes go to sleep for a while. But you can drive to the casino and gamble it all away anytime.

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