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by kthejoker2 584 days ago
Most gambling (and alcohol) addictions are the result of mental disorders, not freely chosen.

Not aving things in society which actively prey on people with atypical dopamine response patterns to the point of them committing suicide, harming others, and going into deep financial and physical ruin is ... an easy "tradeoff."

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Most alcohol addictions are the result of mental disorders, not freely chosen. We know how that ended in the US.

I can count the number of times I consumed alcohol on one hand (I.e. I would not care at all if he hit Prohibition 2). But I'm not society. So where do we draw the line between "healthy" consumption of a nigh objectively bad thing and "this is a genuine danger, ban it"?