Post #1847370

2026-04-25 20:37 UTC

Gambling also has that little “see we care” bit at the end “Ifyouorafamikyhasaproblemgamblinghelpis available “ “See we are offering help.” You seem like you got a good head on your shoulders. Couldn’t an angle be worked that specifically targeted adds to those in recovery are as egregious as saying it’s healthy? Like all my targeted adds are booze and bar accessories. Same I’m sure with gambling addicts. That we could target. I think everyone can agree that’s pretty messed up.

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@FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2026-04-25 23:40

As I said, I agree with you. As another commenter said, big tobacco lied and got caught and punished. Big booze hasn't risen to quite that level. Additionally and unfortunately, alcoholics and gambling addicts are probably a relatively small part of the population and less likely to vote. And politics is a numbers game. We live in a relatively fucked up world. Where convicted sexual assaulters can still be president. Where the only person convicted from a pedophile gang is a woman. And where you need to be stronger than most of us to not fall off the wagon. But you can translate this justified anger into political change. This must be an issue that has an action group in politics somewhere, which you could seek out and support.

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