Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by goethes_kind on Thursday June 15, 2023 @08:15AM
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This is like when people say that consuming meat is a problem for climate change, completely ignoring the utility of meat.
Obesity is a problem, but at least food, even fast food, even junk food, has some utility, whereas gambling has none at all.
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Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by zztop44 on Thursday June 15, 2023 @08:43AM
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I don’t think people who say meat is a problem for climate change are ignoring the utility of meat. They’re just pointing out that meat is a problem for climate change. Which it is, regardless of utility.
Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by donatj on Thursday June 15, 2023 @08:35AM
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> gambling has none at all
It pays for newspapers.
Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by qwytw on Thursday June 15, 2023 @08:56AM
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> has some utility, whereas gambling has none at all.
Different people have different preferences. It's like saying anything that provides only recreational/etc. value has not utility.
Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by briandear on Thursday June 15, 2023 @09:07AM
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It gives people a reason to watch soccer. Watching 90 minutes of a zero zero game is pretty boring unless you bet on that outcome.
Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by globular-toast on Thursday June 15, 2023 @09:21AM
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I didn't say fast food should be banned. I said fast food advertising.
Re:The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
by nemo44x on Thursday June 15, 2023 @09:32AM
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It’s entertainment. Isn’t that utility?
People also build community around it and make friends.
Certainly sports betting makes watching professional sports (which have no utility) far more interesting. Like spiking a drink.