I don’t like the unregulated part of it regardless, but I would agree with you by principle. But only if they remove the sports betting component. I don’t know if we have data on gambling addiction to this kind on non-sports betting, but research would be interesting!
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blarghly@lemmy.world 1 day agoIdk, I have very little interaction with this site, but perusing just now, it seems quite innocuous. Topics seem to be some sports things (like what team will so and so be on), world events (several references to the Iran- US war, all worded in terms of when peace will be declared), and politics (looks like they think the Dems will take the house handily).
I imagine someone could get addicted to it the same way they get addicted to any gambling. But to me it seems less problematic than sports betting apps or video slots in the gas station. And as someone who has no intention of using it to gamble, I can become a bit more informed about what will probably happen in the world soon.
kakekongen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
alekwithak@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Betting on politics and world events is not innocuous, as if there wasn’t enough corruption already. My quick perusal showed, aside from that garbage, an entire category for air quality (gee, what could possibly go wrong there??) and a category that’s just the number of times Rich Asshole is going to tweet during set periods, like he’s not cashing in on that regularly. The rich get richer, and, to revive an ancient meme, every day we stray further from god’s light.