What would you prefer your child to have? Gambling addiction or drug addiction?

[KasinoKing]

Obviously neither.

But if it had to be one of the two - I think I would go for gambling.
I have been gambling for over 50 years now - starting with the old 1p & 2p fruit machines.
Yes I got myself into a bit of debt - but no more than a couple of £1,000 at the end of the 90's.
Then I got fed up with losing and became a "Bonus User" when I discovered online casinos in 2001.
From there I made profit from casinos for 11 straight years.

After that I basically just got bored of recording every single detail of my play and wasn't too bothered if I won or lost, because I only played with money I was comfortable with losing.
Of course, no-one WANTS to lose - and I'm no different. But when I do lose I'm much more likely to just take a break from it than go chasing my losses.

As for drugs? I think I smoked 2 joints in my early 20's and that's it. Never done it since and have never tried anything else. I just don't understand why people want to fuck themselves up with stronger stuff.

KK

 

[OliverCooper]

Not really - herpes you can never get rid of and it won't kill you, syphilis untreated will kill you, but can be cured.

And which would you prefer?

 

[Frankey78]

Drugs. It will take their minds off tik tok and away from newsfeeds.. I was 13 when the Berlin Wall went down 1989. My first experience with drugs was at the Love Parade in Berlin. 1999 was the last time I was there, until last year. Dr Motto the creator of the Loveparade relaunched 2 years ago. I was there last year. A lot of people who been at the parade in the 90s came back last year.. As families showing their grown up kids what mum and dad where up to at their kids age. If I had kids I would do the same. Including the drugs. I doubt kids will easily become gambling addiction.i would worry more about social media addiction.

 

[MahoneyKnows]

Would you want your child to be a Christian or Muslim…. Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip….?

In the end I’ve contemplated this very question as I’ve dealt with both…. I will tell you gambling addiction can burn through far more money anytime anywhere - whereas a drug addiction can burn through far more of your remaining years anytime anywhere… and to this end I will ask…

“If I gave you 100 millions dollars today but you have to die in 48 hours - would you take it”?

I’m not saying I want my kids to be junkies or a slave to either of these ideas…. Just providing perspective to what is important or isn’t.

 

[MahoneyKnows]

But when I do lose I'm much more likely to just take a break from it than go chasing my losses.

As for drugs? I think I smoked 2 joints in my early 20's and that's it. Never done it since and have never tried anything else. I just don't understand why people want to fuck themselves up with stronger stuff.

For many the idea or choice of stopping isn’t really an idea never mind a possibility - it’s all about chasing the dopamine hit into nothingness because regardless of the outcome the need for that stimulation is never ending.

Just as for many a drug isn’t about a good time or being high - it’s about numbing or forgetting, usually in an attempt to not have to confront/deal with/ think about some sort of trauma.

Being a drunk, doped up mess with a gambling problem and a pocket full of cash - there’s a “fun” night.

 

[snorky510238]

“If I gave you 100 millions dollars today but you have to die in 48 hours - would you take it”?

Don’t think you’ll get many takers. You could have been a bit more generous with the hours.

 

[DreamRJ]

I do not have any children but if I did I would choose neither 100% - but at the end of the day humans make addictions from anything it is in our nature it is down to your own will power to stop something when you become addicted to something.

Whats more is everyone has an addiction. There is not 1 person in the whole world that does not have one. So all children will develop addictions as they grow older into adulthood.

 

[OliverCooper]

Don’t think you’ll get many takers. You could have been a bit more generous with the hours.

And this is how you understand the value of life