I grew up with several family members aggressively courted by Atlantic City to gamble.

They thought the casinos were their friends since they’d send them free rooms, concert tickets, dinners.

I love that we have permissionless systems that let us build whatever we want, but I don’t buy that memecoin trading is different than casinos.

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These were older women so the social/community/adventure aspect was huge for them.

But I’ll never get over a casino working so hard to part a Holocaust survivor with her money.

Sounds a lot like free $250 to start on Draft Kings