Just want to share something I’ve observed in our community. I know a few people who are consistent gamblers, yet they also work really hard. It seems like gambling actually pushes them to hustle more, because they need money to fuel their gambling activities.
In their case, they’ve been gambling for years, but they’re still responsible with work, so I don’t see it as pure irresponsibility. Their motivation might be different, but they’re still putting in the effort, even if the end goal is just to fund their gambling.
So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?
I see this kind of lifestyle as voluntary slavery. Working your ass off just to waste the money on gambling is a financially irresponsible and it will ruin your mental and physical health. What if the guy gets a burnout? What if he loses his job or gets sick and can't work hard anymore?
I never liked the "hard work-hard party" lifestyle. I'm a lazy person(and a moderate gambler) and I wouldn't stress myself out in order to make more money and spend them on gambling. Grinding/hustling doesn't make sense, if it doesn't improve your life in the long run. If would be way better, if those hard working gamblers had accumulated and invested a big enough amount of money, which would bring them dividends, so they could gamble with the income, that is being generated by their investments.