# @shazow: Farcaster is wrong about gambling, it's like cigarettes not nudity

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/shazow.eth/0x5163ab34
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/shazow-Farcaster-is-wrong-about-gambling-its-like-cigarettes-not-nudity?index=0x6913ae4794d4a8bfcea638834ab1394cad65154b2f6cd708d538616291588ae7b699344e
Submitted by @timdaub.eth on 2025-11-11 UTC, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

Andrew Wagner (shazow) argues that Farcaster is wrong to treat aversion to casinos like aversion to nudity, a cultural norm people can get used to. He compares casinos to cigarettes instead: some people enjoy them while accepting the risks, while others cannot tolerate the smell or struggle with lifelong cravings. He says a substantial subset of people will never come around, not from ideological disagreement but because they do not want to be around the smoke all day. He also suggests the group could be a majority by association and warns that making casinos front-and-center may cause regrettable collateral damage.

## Article

Farcaster is wrong about gambling and casinos.

We treat the aversion to casinos like the aversion to nudity: a cultural virtue that people can acclimate to... but really it's more like the aversion to cigarettes.

Some people aren't bothered by cigarettes, and thoroughly enjoy them while being fully aware of the risks.

Other people can't handle the stench of cigarettes or actively battle life-long cravings.

There is a substantial subset of people who will never "come around to it"--not because they disagree ideologically but simply because they don't want to be around cigarette smoke all day.

I don't know if it's a majority, but it could be by association. I bet we'll regret the collateral damage from making cigarettes front-and-center.