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Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 week ago by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/nottheonion@sh.itjust.works

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because preying on people addicted to gambling is a form of violence.

Focusing on the people addicted to an obviously even more rigged casino in their pocket is missing the point.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I buy the occasional collector card pack $5-50 for 15 seconds of endorphin rush but I don't bet my retirement if Trump is going say "crypto" or if its going to rain in Pheonix...

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That sounds normal, your brain is probably not the type prone to become addicted to gambling or at least your life is stable enough that it hasn't manifested as an existential escape that spirals into an existential issue.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Have ADHD and managed to survive but my mother was addicted to gambling and almost lost her house. I focused my addition on learning cool things and became an engineer. Funny enough I work with ypung engineers that gamble on this site. Bro, your income buts you in the top 10% of the USA.