Quote from: Hydrogen on March 26, 2018, 10:39:13 PM

Quote from: sirenmoon on March 26, 2018, 04:57:01 PM

My question is -
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Has gambling left a trace on you; if it has which consequences are you experiencing right now?

I suspect gambling could have positive effects. It could help people manage money better and not give in to impulsive tendencies. There isn't a significant difference between gambling and investing. There is a degree of risk inherent in everything which can't be eliminated. The best we might hope for is to learn to mitigate that risk and that could take practice, which gambling could provide.

I like how gambling allows a person to validate their beliefs in terms of what the end outcome of something will be. That type of self discovery and challenging of one's own preconceptions can be a learning experience. Learning how to cope with defeat and losing also can be a plus in terms of gaining maturity and learning to be level headed and not allow emotions or greed to cloud owns judgement.

All of the above are my aspirations as far as gambling goes. And of course, the intent to make money and profit matters as well.

Precisely, as well as you are not falling into an addiction gambling can be a great way to self-knowledge. In my case, before gambling, my self-image was of a person with some tendencies to addiction. But, surprisingly, I'm not!!! Gambling has helped me a lot with managing my time and money, my frustration, my greed, even my patience. It has made me more zen in a lot of senses. I understand this is a rare case, but also happens.