re: Unpopular opinion:vices like alcohol and gambling should be stigmatized

There’s a ton of things that society should shame people for, and it would result in a better society. Children out of wedlock, unemployment, drug use, texting while driving, being overweight, etc.

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alcohol

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Ruins lives and families

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gambling should be stigmatized

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same

I already look down on drunks and druggies

And slot machine automatons

The only thing i think should be stigmatized way more than it is is drinking and driving.. not drunk driving, but drinking at all and then deciding to drive.. people joke around way too much about it, and it’s very acceptable in most circles, even though it should be looked at as the absolute trashiest thing in the world you can do .

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I definitely look down on people that frequent a casino.

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You know what is shitty? Casinos providing free bus rides to and from elderly care homes the day after their social security check gets deposited. All they do is play slots. Money down the drain.

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not drunk driving, but drinking at all and then deciding to drive..

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I don’t see anything wrong with having a couple of road pops on the drive home from the plant after a long days work. It’s one of the finer joys in life, and in no way impairing. If anything it allows me to be more relaxed and not in a huge hurry to get home with road rage.

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There’s so much good in the worst of us
And so much bad in the best of us
That it ill behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of us.
- Robert Louis Stevenson

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Why the hell should gambling be stigmatized? I am profitable playing poker tournaments and through online sports betting promotions. They are some of the rare things that I relatively enjoy in my misery.

It’s their money. They don’t have to get on the bus.

I would actually agree.

Like cigarettes, both are extremely addicting and honestly wreak havoc on those most vulnerable in society - the poor and disadvantaged.

For every commercial or high-end guys trip to Las Vegas with "bottles and models," there's 10x more people out there spending money they don't have drinking and gambling their last dime away in Vicksburg and Biloxi. It's sad, and the gambling companies now have the data to exploit those who lose to the furthest degree.

I love to tie one on every blue moon and there's nothing finer than a bourbon by the fire in the fall with the ballgame on - maybe even a friendly wager to make it interesting.

I'm almost done with dry January. Have I had some grand ephiphany? No. But has my mental capacity been on hyperspeed and and is my sleep much better? Oh yea. Alcohol is fun, but I'm done pretending it isn't pretty dang harmful.

There's a reason the ultra wealthy and successful generally abstain from both... it's ultimately a losers game.

I have nothing against either vice as I partake in both, but moderation is extremely key when indulging, which, is no easy feat for many.