#addiction

I found this article really interesting (journalist who has religious restrictions on betting engages in sports betting for a story). In particular, there but for the grace of the Maker:

"Now I had to consider a different possibility: Maybe I had simply constructed a life with strong enough guardrails that I’d never had to test the premise [of having an addictive personality]."

What happens when the system is designed for addiction?

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction/686061/

#Gambling #Sports #Addiction