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1. nullc · 1789583148 · focus · HN ↗

   I have never felt anything about gambling. Most boring thing ever. I don't feel anything about investment, and wrote automation to track mine because it's all so boring.

   I wouldn't tempt fate to try to expose myself more, but it doesn't seem like I contain whatever is required to form these addictions.

   Has it been studied if some people are just much more vulnerable than others, and are there predictive factors?

   1. pavel_lishin · 1789584401 · focus · HN ↗

      I feel the same way - it's just not fun for me. I like playing poker with my friends, but I like the social aspect of it - putting down $20 on the table is no different than buying a few beers at a bar, and I don't care if I come out of the game with more or less money.

      Going to a casino, which I've done a few times, is just wildly disinteresting.

      But I know I'm prone to other sorts of addictions, so I guess gambling is somehow different.

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