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1. rdm_blackhole · 1789582925 · focus · HN ↗

   Unfortunately I fail to empathise with gamblers not because I think they deserve to be afflicted by this disease but simply because I have never found gambling appealing as an activity.

   I bought a few lottery tickets when the prize reaches astronomical proportions but it was always a case of going along and doing it with family/friends just for fun.

   I guess I could understand the appeal if the chances to actually win something were pretty good but it’s a well known fact that the house always wins in the end.

   1. john_strinlai · 1789583488 · focus · HN ↗

      >I fail to empathise with gamblers [...] because I have never found gambling appealing as an activity.

      that was a strange sentence to read! the whole point with empathy is being able to do it despite not sharing the same feelings or point of view. it's putting yourself in their shoes, and attempting to understand the things they would feel.

      maybe you meant you can't "relate to" or "identify with" or something

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