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Would You Rather Gamble Your Money Or Donate To A Better Cause? Or?
burningdoom:
Charities?
telly:
I've been to Gambler's Anonymous, AA, and others when I was a nursing student in my psych rotation and I saw what these people suffer through. People who struggle with a gambling addiction, alcoholism, tobacco addiction, whatever: A) suffer from an actual disease, B) are real people who could be your family, friends, or users of this forum, and C) deserve proper help and treatment.
What they don't deserve is an uninformed, stigmatized and frankly stupid post like this.
oldgamerz:
If you don't want to donate then why not spend your money on something that lasts that's all I am trying to make a point, why spend any money on a lottery ticket like at all?
I help people with mine I have donated before, not all the time because I don't actually have that much but. I wanted to discuss the importance some have over a lottery ticket didn't expect to get reamed so much on a gamer forum who should value games over the lottery, I can see why some would fire up a joint yea to get high, but what does a scratch off or the lottery ever bring to you
What you spend $25USD a month or a week and probably only get $50USD won back that is as if anything at all. why go to a Casino or Las Vegas and toss the dice and lose everything, how fun is that,
whoopy I had a swing time I got drunk, I don't remember what happen but I had a swing time. and I'm flat broke
telly:
We spend money on "entertainment" that doesn't provide anything physical in return all the time. Seeing a movie, going to an amusement park, going to a concert, and so on. How is buying a lottery ticket or going to a casino any different if it provides entertainment? If that's a valuable experience for you, go for it.
Who are you to say what experiences or things are and aren't worth someone spending money on for someone else when it's really none of your business? Like others have said, you're just being judgmental here.
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: telly on December 17, 2021, 03:08:51 pm ---I've been to Gambler's Anonymous, AA, and others when I was a nursing student in my psych rotation and I saw what these people suffer through. People who struggle with a gambling addiction, alcoholism, tobacco addiction, whatever: A) suffer from an actual disease, B) are real people who could be your family, friends, or users of this forum, and C) deserve proper help and treatment.
What they don't deserve is an uninformed, stigmatized and frankly stupid post like this.
--- End quote ---
Telly? it says you are a PRO SUPPORTER to this website, so I don't see why you'd want to stick up for the lottery, don't you support this website? instead of a lottery ticket you know you could give that money to VGcollect, I can't because I don't have the extra money to be a PRO supporter, it does not need to be for the homeless or children. if you don't want your extra 25USD or $5 I'm sure VGcollect could use it for supporting this site,
I don't mean to treat you like this because I see your point to some degree of people having diseases is but it clearly shows you ARE a Donator so I don't see your issue with me :-\
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