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

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Agree - I think it's possible for their to be predatory applications of something (eg gambling, alcohol, pornography) without necessarily thinking that the thing is bad in itself, and should be distrusted in all cases.

But I certainly don't think your position is irrational.

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.