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This now triggered me to come ask here whether you cares about what people says or sees you as when gambling, I know there are people who don't know you from time or who doesn't believe that you are a gambler and if it happens that you came across such people and their reaction towards you goes other way round would you care about it or you just totally ignore them?
Let's discuss amicably
Basically we cannot avoid anything that happens in our lives, one example is as you describe in this thread. in short, sometimes we can't avoid hiding the habits we often do, one of which is gambling. there are times when we try to cover up our habits, but in the end the people closest to us find out. well, haven't we experienced this situation regardless of gambling or not?
Now we are talking in a gambling context, there are many people close to me who don't know that I like to gamble. so far, everything is normal and there are no obstacles or problems whatsoever. there are also a few people who know that I like to gamble, and that doesn't matter to me, we even have normal relations without anyone putting each other in a corner. there are also some people who don't need to know that I like to gamble. for example, my children and my parents. why, yeah, so they don't worry about what I'm doing. avoid negative thoughts about gambling. for my children, it's not time for them to know something they shouldn't know. the point is, we have to sort and choose according to our portions.
Referring to the case of this thread, I tried to put myself in a situation like the one you experienced, in fact I wouldn't mind if someone thought negatively about what I did, whatever it is, it's their right to judge it and I also have the right not to care, let alone have to explain it. for me, gambling is something that is private. except, if we play it with friends of the same frequency. the point is that I don't have to harm anyone, let alone my family, and I spend money from my own pocket, without having to bother other people. as long as it is still possible and remains in the right context. I don't need to worry about anything, and I don't need to explain anything. for me, it's that simple.