You are correct, if someone very young becomes addicted to gambling he or she can erase is dreams in life and go the route of gambling thinking that it will bring them everything they needed in this world.
When things start happening in a way that they don't expect, they might not quit, they might keep pushing harder until nothing works out like they wanted, and this could change them completely, starting all over again in the real world will be so hard to do.
Gambling messed with the mind and the way we think, only if you allow it, but if you are someone who already knows the odds of getting lucky in gambling, you ain't going to ever fall under the rug for gambling, I would rather get addicted to my career in the real world, as a fashionist but not gambling.
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In fact, in my opinion, with those who are young and addicted to gambling, they think that gambling can grant their wishes, in the sense that they think that gambling can give them victory where they can use the winnings for the things they want such as buying the things they want with the winnings. in my opinion, indeed with those who are addicted to gambling, they will not be easy to stop gambling because of the wrong thinking they have that encourages them to continue gambling.
So, these are the disadvantages of gambling apart from being financially detrimental. However, what is clear is that gambling will definitely harm many things, the main one being financially. Because in my opinion many people are destitute and bankrupt and even their lives are in shambles because of the money they spend gambling.