First and foremost fam I really hope you’re having a blessed and positive day This post has so much VALUE and you absolutely nailed it Something I’ve always said on Spaces is Web3 is like one giant city Within that city, we need different sectors in order for it to operate correctly, and that includes everything from waste management, agriculture, housing all the way down to entertainment Las Vegas is somewhere that people go to find a certain type of entertainment, knowing the risks that come behind the gambling aspect I don’t see anything wrong with gambling as long as you can afford it and it’s something that’s not going to be a hindrance in your life I also believe that gambling is a very valuable form of entertainment that does generate a lot of revenue for Las Vegas and other cities with casinos Now I personally don’t go and gamble at casinos because it’s not something that I’m prepared to do and lose money over but again that doesn’t mean there’s no value in it That’s exactly how I see gambling here in Web3. It is a sector that is needed because it’s a form of entertainment that will help us on board more people that live that lifestyle And it may not be for everybody and as adults, we all need to make our own decisions of what we choose to participate in and what we choose not to Keep absolutely CRUSHING it fam and thank you for always dropping that ALPHA 🫡

welllll said brother, appreciate you and hope all is well

Whatever you need to tell yourself to justify your actions. You could use the same arguments for drug dealers.

anyone who operates in crypto has promoted gambling, any speculative asset is gambling

Marc, I’ve come to the conclusion that I just don’t understand people period. It’s a frustrating place to be.

Do you not believe addiction is real?

100% believe addiction is real, but if you have an addiction problem, again you gotta develop some level of discipline or a system for it, otherwise you're going to end up addicted to gambling or some other vice. but if gambling wasnt an option, the addiction problem still remains. either way discipline needed

I've never understood the anti-drug abuse people No one forces anyone to abuse drugs, and no one forces anyone to abuse the amount of drugs they can't handle without overdosing. Lack of discipline causes people to act irresponsibly But the reality is, we use drugs every day. We use drugs to study for college degrees, are around them when choosing to live in certain areas, people we date use drugs, people were friends with, investments we make are drug fueled, career paths we choose require drug use, lifestyles and hobbies we pursue may include drugs, etc If you don't have discipline, you'll put yourself in a rough spot, no matter what the vice of choice is Develop discipline and you'll never allow yourself to put yourself in a spot you can't come back from It's that simple

Pretty sure anti-gambling people have seen what it can do go people who can’t control themselves and it being promoted so much doesn’t help

It can be very addictive and like hard drugs it can ruin peoples lives if they don’t control their instincts

"develop discipline" as a strategy for many people is tantamount to saying to people in the third world "just don't be poor".

I mean obviously im simplifying my answer there, im more trying to say that vices are present everywhere and theyre not going away, so how can we teach people to manage their control of these vices

Hey Marc can’t you say this about anything that’s bad for you? I’ve never understood the anti crack cocaine people. No one forces anyone to try crack cocaine.

Typa shit my buddy tells himself when he's $15K down on a parlay.

it preys on the worst aspects of people’s psyche & emotions promoting gambling is like casting a net for desperate people who don’t have impulse control gambling existing isn’t bad.. but when a multi billionaire generational athlete is doing an ad for a gambling company.. something is wrong with the culture

but so does alcohol and alcohol is everywhere. you cant avoid terrible vices. you have to learn to control how you handle them

Especially in society, my whole life I can walk into a store and be hit with 200 scratch offs and lottery everywhere, life is all about temptation and self control. Take safer risks and you can afford the loss and if you can’t afford the loss then you shouldn’t be gambling.

I'm not anti-gambling, and I personally enjoy it, but I despise widespread access to gambling on phones. My argument: No matter the activity (drugs, gambling, prostitution) some % of the population that engages in it will become addicted. We can wish it were otherwise, but that's reality. Barriers to entry for vice activities have historically provided a balance between individual liberty and harm mitigation. For gambling, that was accomplished by forcing people to fly to Vegas/AC or making a long drive to a tribal casino. Removing the barrier to entry entirely via smartphone gaming maximizes the collective harm with only a marginal improvement in effective individual liberty.