• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 hours ago

    I’ve had multiple physical substance addictions, some multiple at a time and ultimately I just stopped when I needed to. It’s hard, but it’s definitely not impossible.

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        5 hours ago

        But that’s the thing. I struggled too, so did I have it easier, or try harder? I humbly assume the former most of the time, but the sheer scale in question in this article plus the logistics of actually having to gamble that much make me wonder.

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      24 hours ago

      You didn’t really understand what you read.

      Over two years, when his gambling problem was at its height, the Sky Bet group emailed him multiple times a day, with staggering success. Internal records suggest that of the 1,389 emails it sent him offering free spins and bonus prizes, Sam engaged with 98% of them. “I wasn’t able to ignore them. They had this grip on me,” he said.

      They reached out to him. Specifically. Personally. Not automated. They decided on him.

      Did your drug dealers text you multiple times a day? For two years?