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by eru 87 days ago
Well, 'sports' itself is predatory and causes lots of young people to trash their health for the amusement of onlookers.

I say 'sports' to mean the stuff people watch on TV and in stadiums. You going for a run or kicking a ball with friends is fine. It's audience-driven sports that are bad.

A bit of betting is small fry by comparison.

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A few thousand athletes making millions of dollars being amusements for onlookers

vs

tens of thousands of people ruining their financial lives from gambling

The hundred athletes making bank are the tip of the ugly iceberg. Most hopefuls destroy their health for next to nothing.