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Aug 16, 2019

    #814

    Locomotive Derangement said:
    I honestly think gambling is the most terrifying addiction known to the human race. Even with hardcore drugs it still takes a little while for your life to fall apart, but gambling has to be the only thing where you can lose it all on a bad bet. I know technically an inexperienced druggie could overdose on their first time or something, but its quite apparent that sort of thing doesn't happen nearly as often as people overdoing it a little too hard and emptying their wallet.

    The psychology of gambling has changed considerably too. I'll drop a few bucks on a pool table with friends even though I'm guarenteed to lose just because its sporting to have some skin in the game. Old footage of casinos from the 1950s and 60s looks like a bunch of people just having a good time, smoking, having some drinks, letting loose. Footage of modern casinos looks like some kind of terrifying LSD nightmare. Everything is so insanely pinpoint laser-focused to induce some kind of psychotic, hypnotic state in the players it really borders on fucking mind control. I'd probably have a stroke if I ever wandered into one.

You're talking about physical. With physical you have certain aspects that are designed to make you go into a sort of trance: the comfy chairs, the pleasant atmosphere with a drone of background noises, the exceptional staff.

I was talking about virtual gambling. About all those betting websites. It absolutely is designed to keep you reeled in but you get no proverbial Vaseline for your buttfuck. It is straight to the point.

I'd rather piss away my money in a casino, if it comes to that.

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