Why do you care so much what people do with their money.. it's THEIR money. If they lose it and want to complain so be it ignore them, who are you to tell them otherwise? Obviously people who have tons of money aren't going to think about their losses as much as people who can't afford to lose. People gamble to make money whether they can or cannot afford to be doing so is irrelevant and shouldn't concern you.
i agree with you on a couple points, disagree here and there. 1. why are people who can't afford to lose gambling here? you say it's there money, let them do whatever. i say they shouldn't deserve to have the choice if they can't determine a simple right from wrong.
i also disagree with you on why people gamble. i gamble for recreation only. i did play for profit in 2004 when i went on my incredible college basketball run on this forum, didn't regain it in 2005 and quit doing it to try and make money. i, along with other posters do it for the entertainment, not to make a career out of it. i have no emotion whether i win or lose because i don't bet with money i shouldn't bet with, which is what guys like quantumleap, etc do instead of the olballcoach's.
couple more points though.
when i'm browsing the forum and half the threads created are whining/bitching/moaning, it makes it harder for me to comb through the garbage to find information i'd like to read regarding a certain game.
if these people had any self-control and money management, this forum would be 10 times better for viewing game information efficiently instead of combing through all the bs.
wouldn't you feel better if the forum got rid of all the complainers who shouldn't even be betting to begin with?