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What's the most blatantly stupid thing you've witnessed someone do? (lemmy.world)

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Part 2: what's the dumbest thing you've done?

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[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Frankly, this is the best outcome. Going and winning a decent amount your very first time is a huge risk for developing a gambling problem, because your monkey brain goes "It happened once, so it can totally happen again". Doubly so when you're young and your 'decent amount' is lower than it might be otherwise.

It could, sure, but the actual probability doesn't line up with your probabilistic fluke, and that's a hard thing to overcome for a lot of folks.

Never got to a point where it was a survival threat (very lucky in that regard), but that $300 I won when I was 19 was the most expensive money I've ever made.