If a person gets an artificial high from happy splurging on a game, they have a chemical imbalance if it truly is endorphins pumping through their brain.

If a man says a woman abused him, would you believe him? I bet not.

That is an ugly coat.

I’m frankly tired of the “I quit X behavior, so everyone should be able to do it” argument. It lacks all empathy, or any ability to consider that other people’s brains may not work in exactly the same way yours does. It’s an entirely self-centered perspective.

Minuscule in general, but not so minuscule in those who are prone to addiction. That’s the point.

My family was destroyed by gambling addiction, asshole. Don’t tell me it’s not on the same level as drug addiction.

Yes, that’s exactly the point. What’s described above goes beyond lack of self-control, and into the realm of dopamine addiction.

Even someone with a real gambling addiction is trying to get something “real” in the form of winning money.

Dopamine, mostly. Or are you under the impression you can’t get addicted to naturally occurring chemicals in the body, or that those chemicals can’t be triggered by certain behaviors and develop into compulsions?

if you presume facts about an individual based on their sex, the color of their skin or their social status you are just an asshole.

The only people that loot boxes etc... ‘prey’ on are those who are incapable of delaying their own gratification.

No one is crying for blood. People are choosing not to buy what they’re selling, and encouraging other people to do the same. What you choose to do is your decision, as is everyone else’s. If the movie does poorly, it’s because people acted on their own conscience (or they just think the movie will suck). I see no…

Your boss works in a law firm where sensitive legal matters are discussed routinely.

Why should we always, 100%, believe the woman who claims abuse?

so you would also say, for instance, that if the statistics for a region indicate that a black person is more likely to commit a crime we should be more willing to believe claims of wrongdoing if they are black?!

That’s incredibly stupid.

What you’re doing is forming a mob to go after this guy too for not believing what some crazy ex-wife says.

I’m not in charge of Depp’s livelihood. I’m just in charge of where I spend my money, and I think there’s a better than 50% chance that Depp is a fuckface, so I won’t be giving it to him.

Nothing about this is “mob rule.” It’s a bunch of people deciding not to financially support people they find distasteful.

All I’m saying is that the quality of their music versus the amount of praise they get is way, way off balance.