That's very incorrect. As I said earlier, trading can be addictive as well, just like any other thing you can think of. Once you do it uncontrollably, you are addicted to it. But the addiction to trading can never be compared with that of gambling. When have you heard that people and organisations are so worried about trading addiction? It's not even a popular discussion. Or when have you seen regulations mandating a self-exclusion feature on trading platforms? That should speak volumes on its own. People have better control over the addiction of trading than gambling, so we don't compare their magnitude as the same.
There are many articles and videos online that claims that day traders complaining about addiction are getting more. You can watch this video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo1G-c6Oe5sIf you go by anyhow articles you found, and by YouTube/Social media posts, you would make a mistake. Find a reliable article source from true professionals, especially NGOs and the health-related field. But don't forget, it's not about trading being addictive (it is addictive), but which one is more addictive between trading and gambling.
What's happening around you should have told you even more about it. How many traders do you know who keep losing and continue? But you can say of many gamblers, right? Yours aside, I've met countless traders and gamblers, but I tell you, today, I only know one person trading, but most of the gamblers continue to gamble. That's my point, and the reason is that the traders who were addicted often quit trading easily compared to gambling.
Even Google AI information about it is yes from the results it gathered.
AI will mistake you if you don't know how to ask the question correctly. Just now, I asked, and it told me both (of course, for an obvious reason). But when I scrutinise it further, it emphatically says that Gambling is more addictive and dangerous than Trading.