> made it clear that anyone who has worked on these products should not be hired
As in, even a dev, HR, etc person having worked for an online gambling company? I feel this may be a slippery slope..
Prediction markets are far, far more slippery. Anyone working at one of these places had other options & chose to sell their morals so I think it's perfectly reasonable to not hire them.
Don't forget the janitors. They're all accomplices of the peddlers of misery.
Actions have consequences. You can justify your actions however you want, and I can judge you for them.
Everything is a slippery slope to somewhere. That doesn't mean you can't draw lines.