Topic: Gambling is short cut to poverty - page 11. (Read 6118 times)

Pretty sure that this has been already that a long time running kind of approach on which people are really that getting fond of dealing up with gambling not really just that for the sake of fun but rather it is really just that for the sake of making money. They will really be having that kind of approach on which they will really be thinking up that they could be able to make those constant win on the moment that they do experience up some winning on which it is really that just that too delusional approach on thinking up this way. Without having that proper risks handling and emotion control the you will be ending up on having some problems in terms of finances on which you do really come into that moment or  time that you will be making some spending of your funds in gambling like a madman or simply having no control. You will only be starting on realizing things on the time or moment that you have seen your pocket or bank account doesnt have money anymore. This is why its really that important that you should really know at least on what you are really that dealing into.

Yes of course and maybe I would say that one of the reasons why gambling is more recommended as a place to find entertainment is because it is impossible for you to always be able to make money in the long term considering the fact that gambling is an activity that runs based on probability, meaning maybe I would say that there will never be a gambler who is truly able to make the activity a place of their livelihood.

Basically there are no exceptions in gambling, or what I mean is anyone is free to gamble regardless of whether you are rich or poor, but if you are a poor person who has a less than good financial situation then of course it is better to avoid gambling and use your money for something more useful and regardless of whatever the point is you are allowed to gamble but on condition that you must have an understanding, the right knowledge about what and how gambling really is, because that way I am sure that you will know about what is allowed and what is not allowed in every situation.

The purpose of gambling is for entertainment but I think the concept of gambling for entertainment is no longer relevant to our times. If you pay attention, you will see that people gamble for only one purpose, that is to make money and worse, many people see it as a means to get rich. Even people who say they gamble just for fun are actually gambling to make extra money.

I don't know about other countries, but in my country, poor people gamble many times more than rich people. And as you said, gambling is not for poor people, this shows that people in my country gamble for money, for profit, not for entertainment as they said.

Gambling is something to do for fun although won't ignore the fact that a few has made it as a means of living. While I also agree you that gambling is not for the poor only but including the rich and wealthy, healthy gambling is gambling not with the tendency that once you lose, then you have nothing to live on, these are just desperation. I will say gambling is not for those who has poor mentality in the aspect finance which include the poor, rich and wealthy because if they are not cautious of their betting they more likely will go bankrupt and then start saying gambling is evil.

They just waste their income that they use to playing gambling because they have a big expectation to make money from gambling. They think that they can solve poverty by playing gambling and make money will be their reason to playing gambling. They must know that they will burn their money in the gambling table while they can not get out from poverty and only lose their money. They must realize that gambling can not gives them money and solve poverty but they can bankrupt in anytime without taking too long. So they must not use gambling to make money and realize that they must keep their money to fills their daily needs. That will be the important thing for their life.

For me, gambling always represents the concept that people want to have fun, nothing more. From this, we can make a reasonable conclusion that if there is extra money that we are ready to spend, only then should we sit down to play. The stories that the OP talks about show that people incorrectly interpret the very concept of gambling. Here you do not need to spend your last money, hoping to improve your standard of living. Play for what you do not mind, except to your understanding that gambling is not for the poor; on the contrary, it is a privilege of the rich who throw money around. However, if someone, playing, forgets about their financial place in life, in this case, losing everything and remaining a beggar, there is no one to blame except yourself.

What you said is true, it is their own decision to determine themselves to gamble excessively or moderately. In addition, those who experience life destruction, bankruptcy or poverty are certainly the consequences of their own actions in gambling excessively, because if they themselves can limit the gambling they do, there will be no bad impacts. What is annoying is that people who are addicted like this sometimes make it difficult for us, especially if the addict is our own close friend. I really feel the disturbance myself.

Of course, people who lose a lot of money or even assets are people who I think have high hopes for gambling, because they dare to take big risks by risking what they have for something that is actually not certain.

It’s definitely heartbreaking to see people who’ve worked hard lose everything due to gambling. It’s true that gambling without control leads to a downward spiral, where small losses quickly escalate into bigger ones as they chase what they feel they’ve earned back. It’s sad because they often end up hurting not only themselves but also their loved ones, and sometimes they don’t realize it until it’s too late. Having discipline and knowing when to stop is crucial, but unfortunately, it’s a lesson that some only learn the hard way.

Well, I also feel sad about them but they were the ones to do the path for themselves by gambling and deciding to gamble uncontrollably.

So if their fate changed from having a lot of things and possession to being poor and left with almost nothing, that's really bad but it is them that have made such silly decisions.

Experience is indeed the best teacher on which on the moment that you had experienced something then in next time that you are aware on what are the things that you must do. This isnt really just that changing up someones actions oe behavior but also this one strengthen up someone's emotions when it comes to making up decisions basing up on what you are dealing into with. Knowing about gambling on which this will really giving out that impulsive emotions on the moment that you are experiencing a series of loses. Gamblers usually lose their cool on the time this do happen, and when it comes then this is the time that you will really be ending up on having that consideration on spending up more on which this is really that goes beyond your limits and thats where people do really have those huge problems on the moment that they have spend up everything. This could really be that a shortcut to poverty if you wont really be letting yourself be having that control on the moment or time on spending up money into it. People who are greedy are the ones will be thinking that gambling is something that could changed up their financial status on which they do have that wishful thinking that it could changed up their life in an instant, this is why they do came up with the idea that they would really be doing gambling because they've been expecting something positive.

hard work and money are not so related as people think
talented gambling is much more related to hitting high than usually taught
that's crazy
but it is what it is
not everyone can see the matrix

Yes and to be honest now I also occasionally still feel the same feeling when I gamble and experience defeat, but the difference is not as significant as before, in the sense that the feeling of inability to accept the defeat situation is now not too significant which makes it not too difficult for me to make peace with the situation and forget it.
On the other hand, my friend, I don't really know whether you or maybe even I really find it difficult to get lucky which makes it really difficult for us to get victory like other gamblers.

But one thing, my friend, this is real gambling, and also this is the reason why a gambler must be prepared for any situation that befalls them, especially consecutive defeats, meaning maybe I can say that that is why a gambler is required to be smart in managing his gambling activities, because everything will be full of setbacks if in the end you are controlled by gambling and not you who control gambling.

If we create statistics of those who took reckless decision ad succeeded, and those who failed, the ratio wont be 1:1. But our life is so full of random, that nobody can predict or guarantee (again guarantees) that specific actions would lead to poverty or wealth. Sometimes people sleep, waste their life, do nothing, and eventually become rich, when others kill their selves while trying to succeed, but end with being poor. In the end I would better say that gambling give equal chances to become poor or rich, because there are only win or lose option in gambling, there is no draw.

You have correctly noted that this psychological trap worked on me at one time, although not with big losses. I hope you also did not lose much according to the scenario described above. Unfortunately, I was unlucky when I expected it, and now sometimes I think that I am not a favorite of fortune, unlike some, but it's okay. We take our happiness ourselves and in general, if we had not stopped in time, then everything would be really bad now.

That's why when it comes to investing, the term "guarantee" often is a red flag because most of the scammers are using this word in order to attract newbie investors, but in the end, they will just scam them.

It's almost the same with gambling. There's no guarantee with winning because not all the time you're lucky, and we know how big of a factor luck is when it comes to gambling. TBH, I can't blame these people who are choosing gambling to change their current way of living because they can't find a way anymore and even if they work 8 hours a day, that might not be enough for the whole family. It's hard to see people who are looking at gambling as their way to change their living, but let's hope that they will realize that gambling doesn't build that way.

As for the final thing that you said where making reckless decisions is a short cut to poverty, it might be true because most of the time, having reckless decisions ends up as a failure, but there are some who are ended up succeeding on it for some reasons.

that's right, and people like this are said to be gambling is a shortcut to poverty, because people like this will experience greater losses and other bad impacts faster when they don't know the limits when gambling, honestly I feel sad to see people who become poor or bankrupt because they gamble too much, this happens in my environment where I have a peer who can be said to be successful because he has his own cellphone shop but over time his cellphone shop has decreased in terms of available goods and not long after I heard from someone close to him that it was because he spent his profits and even his business capital to gamble, sad isn't it?

what you said is true, most likely this kind of behavior is useless, but it is very lucky if you can get a win but unfortunately what happens a lot is that people like this tend to experience more frequent and greater defeats until they become poor or bankrupt.

That's the trouble from those gamblers that cannot control themselves and hardly accept losses. Instead of them in moving on and calling it later for this day, they are not going to stop until they get what they want which is very unlikely but they get more losses instead.

So, the behavior that's being developed for so long with this attitude is not going to do them any good and that's why we see a lot are frustrated gamblers.

I agree.

That's how it goes for those that cannot help themselves and still think they are able control themselves and the situation. But in fact, they are uncontrollable and on the bad side already.

Indeed, there are people who really can't manage their finances especially those who are addicted to something  it just limited to gambling but things that really gain the attention of someone who can't control themselves, it's sad that having this type of unbalanced gesture they ended up empty handed, regretting those wrong decisions that they've made as they can't reverse those things anymore.  If you failed to control and unable to handle things the right way it will lead you losing not just your money but also your time.

Obviously it can't guarantee that a person working hard for whole life will eventually become rich but it can surely elevate his living standards.
Not everything is about being rich or poor. Working hard or smart can take us a level higher in terms of financial stability.
Similarly, gambling for a "long term" can eventually decrease our wealth and can potentially decrease our levels of financial stability.

I will not be surprised seeing gamblers taking too much risks because of the mere games they want to bet on making some profits for themselves. Every gamblers whether rich or poor want to make money from betting and it is better we take smart decisions before we plan on taking risk that may not worth what we are trying to get. Gambling is everyone's business in as much as we want to earn more in addition to what we have. Even the rich and the billionaires gamblers are not just gambling for the fun but they want to make some crazy profits at the end of the day.