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>>jimbob+(OP)
I met up with some old college friends on a trip after 20 years of not seeing them, and all they wanted to do on Saturday and Sunday was sit around, watch football on TV, and talk about their bets.

No one was going for any team in particular. They were cheering for their bets to win. I lost all interest in the idea of me ever gambling after that.

There are certains sports I love to watch because I love the game. Gambling would ruin that for me. No thanks.

>>hn7277+MP1
“People don’t like what I like so they’re wrong!”

Contrary to you, there’s certain sports I find boring to watch as such (eg, American football) — but enjoy in a condensed version focused on bets (eg, RedZone and dailies on American football). The game of predicting individual performance and ensemble outperformance is more interesting to me than the underlying sport — and much more interesting to discuss than any single game.

You don’t have to gamble, but trying to portray it as some grievous fault people enjoy things differently than you is ridiculous.

>>zmgsab+9V1
I re-read my comment and did not pass any judgement then, nor now. I simply shared my experience.

If you are triggered by something I wrote, that's all on you. I get it, no one dealing with addiction wants to be called out on it. That is less than helpful for either party.

>>hn7277+MY1
> No one was going for any team in particular. They were cheering for their bets to win. I lost all interest in the idea of me ever gambling after this.

You’re negative here — and I think you know it.

> I get it, no one dealing with addiction wants to be called out on it.

Wowza, calling me “triggered” and an “addict” because I enjoy something differently than you and thought your comment was negative isn’t appropriate.

I think your response here confirms my initial impression that you have issues with this topic.