Is gambling inspiring people to work harder?

[Mindyspace]

I think it's probably not their intention, but that must come from them. I can't imagine working just to gamble, but I think it works because I need to, so I can live. Maybe if there is an intersection between their beliefs where they live, because they gamble, that may be why you feel like it is their reason to work. I hope they have happy lives.

Absolutely! When we play games just thinking about making money, it ends up losing its appeal. It's better to treat it as a hobby; then everything flows better and doesn't become a chore.

[stompix]

Hahahhahaa....

So gambling, which mainly means a quest on earning anywhere from 30% to 1000x in a few minutes if maximum hours, is somehow making people work more!!! In other newsflash
- eating disorders is making people exercise y having them drive to the chain store twice as many times as slim ones
- sleeping all the time on your couch is actually making your brain explore new things because you're not thinking of anything else

If your target is money and not fun, it's not about work, it's about greed, greed and nothing else!!!!

[kawetsriyanto]

Just want to share something I’ve observed in our community. I know a few people who are consistent gamblers, yet they also work really hard. It seems like gambling actually pushes them to hustle more, because they need money to fuel their gambling activities.

This is normal. If people want to get money for gambling, they need to get more money. So, they won't bother the money for their basic necessities. Well, the inspiration can come from anything. However, I just hope they won't be inspired to get money as much as possible from their jobs to play gambling as often as possible. If this happens, I suspect it will end up with bad scenario.

So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

As long as they gamble in the right way, I think it is no problem. However it leads to gamble in an excessive way, I think it is not a good idea. Just make sure to do anything in a proper way!!

[danadc]

You can be gambling but not make your mind to think it's free money so that you can plan the profits you made so well that it becomes an addition to your other source of income.

If I think like this too, the money that can be won in the casino is not certain, we cannot delude ourselves that we are going to win an amount X, nor count on that, we can easily lose the money with which we played and thought we were going to win, so these things must be thought about very carefully before playing, but the main thing is not to get ideas about the money that will be "won in the casino" because it is money that is not certain.

[Nothingtodo]

It's not good to work extra hours to manage money for gambling, but if it was for supporting the family or managing finances, then it would definitely be good. Is it any kind of income to earn money by working extra hard and then gamble with that money and then lose money after betting? There may be other ways to have fun, but it is not something that has to be done with money earned after a lot of hard work. If he had worked hard, of course he would have saved his hard-earned money, but instead of doing that, taking a gamble is an uncertain and unguaranteed possibility that is not worth supporting under any circumstances.

[TravelMug]

It's not good to work extra hours to manage money for gambling, but if it was for supporting the family or managing finances, then it would definitely be good. Is it any kind of income to earn money by working extra hard and then gamble with that money and then lose money after betting? There may be other ways to have fun, but it is not something that has to be done with money earned after a lot of hard work. If he had worked hard, of course he would have saved his hard-earned money, but instead of doing that, taking a gamble is an uncertain and unguaranteed possibility that is not worth supporting under any circumstances.

Yes, this is also my thoughts when I read the title, why would you work so hard and then just let that hard money be into gambling? It doesn't make sense at all, working double shift at night and then when the paycheck arrives you will just gamble it right away?

In any case, if someone is really addicted to gambling then maybe his decision is clouded to do such things and be "inspired" to work so hard so that he will have a lot of money to gamble and hope that he can win big. But for me, I wouldn't go that route, I will just play to have some fun or gamble the money that I can afford to lose.

[HistoLock]

Yes, we have seen that there are many gamblers who gamble for a long time and reduce their working hours which later forces them to work hard. However, it is strange to work hard while addicted to gambling, but I think that when a gambler loses while gambling, if he does not have money, he works hard to play again. Those who are addicted to gambling and like to gamble are looked down upon by society. Basically, no one comes forward to gamblers in times of danger or no one wants to lend them money, especially if they hear that they will gamble with the money. Gamblers do not want to give money to anyone when they want to borrow money, that is why they basically work hard to earn money for gambling. However, my question is that many people say that success does not come without hard work, is that also true in gambling? Although it is another different matter, I compared it with this. One should not gamble with hard work and earn money, but one should take care that their family lives well with that money.

[bisdak40]

It's not good to work extra hours to manage money for gambling, but if it was for supporting the family or managing finances, then it would definitely be good. Is it any kind of income to earn money by working extra hard and then gamble with that money and then lose money after betting? There may be other ways to have fun, but it is not something that has to be done with money earned after a lot of hard work. If he had worked hard, of course he would have saved his hard-earned money, but instead of doing that, taking a gamble is an uncertain and unguaranteed possibility that is not worth supporting under any circumstances.

It’s simple, if the money we’ve earned through hard work isn’t something we can afford to lose, then we shouldn’t be gambling with it. For those of us with regular day jobs, finding extra cash to gamble can be tough, especially when side hustles aren’t easy to come by in our area. A smarter approach might be to set aside a small, fixed percentage of our monthly income specifically for gambling, so it doesn’t interfere with our essential expenses.

[Justbillywitt]

So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

I respect their decision and what they do. These guys are working out their own money and it's nobody's business whatsoever they decide to use the money for. They're not begging or are they stealing people's property to sell and make money to gamble. Like you rightly said, people need money to gamble, and if you don't work to earn money how will you gamble? So I don't see anything wrong with that kind of lifestyle. It's just like every other person who works and gamble. It is from that work they are seeing money to gamble, that's were they will also see money to pay rent and feed. So to me there's nothing wrong with their lifestyle.

[nullama]

Just want to share something I’ve observed in our community. I know a few people who are consistent gamblers, yet they also work really hard. It seems like gambling actually pushes them to hustle more, because they need money to fuel their gambling activities.

In their case, they’ve been gambling for years, but they’re still responsible with work, so I don’t see it as pure irresponsibility. Their motivation might be different, but they’re still putting in the effort, even if the end goal is just to fund their gambling.

So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

I think it might be the opposite...

People who work really hard, and see that there's no way to make more money in their job, basically gamble for hope to get a better pay at some point.

You don't really see people who get easy money doing something else going to a casino, it's usually hard working people who don't get paid as much as they need.

[maydna]

It's not good to work extra hours to manage money for gambling, but if it was for supporting the family or managing finances, then it would definitely be good. Is it any kind of income to earn money by working extra hard and then gamble with that money and then lose money after betting? There may be other ways to have fun, but it is not something that has to be done with money earned after a lot of hard work. If he had worked hard, of course he would have saved his hard-earned money, but instead of doing that, taking a gamble is an uncertain and unguaranteed possibility that is not worth supporting under any circumstances.

It’s simple, if the money we’ve earned through hard work isn’t something we can afford to lose, then we shouldn’t be gambling with it. For those of us with regular day jobs, finding extra cash to gamble can be tough, especially when side hustles aren’t easy to come by in our area. A smarter approach might be to set aside a small, fixed percentage of our monthly income specifically for gambling, so it doesn’t interfere with our essential expenses.

Besides that, no one forces us to gamble. But sometimes we want to do what others do so we are playing gambling like them. We expect to make money from gambling but the reality is that we lose money.

If we can be wise with our money, we should not use it to gamble but save it for our needs. We can playing gambling but we should not use too much because we have priority to use the money.

We should realize that playing gambling is a choice so we don't have to do that if we don't want to lose money.

[Nothingtodo]

It's not good to work extra hours to manage money for gambling, but if it was for supporting the family or managing finances, then it would definitely be good. Is it any kind of income to earn money by working extra hard and then gamble with that money and then lose money after betting? There may be other ways to have fun, but it is not something that has to be done with money earned after a lot of hard work. If he had worked hard, of course he would have saved his hard-earned money, but instead of doing that, taking a gamble is an uncertain and unguaranteed possibility that is not worth supporting under any circumstances.

It’s simple, if the money we’ve earned through hard work isn’t something we can afford to lose, then we shouldn’t be gambling with it. For those of us with regular day jobs, finding extra cash to gamble can be tough, especially when side hustles aren’t easy to come by in our area. A smarter approach might be to set aside a small, fixed percentage of our monthly income specifically for gambling, so it doesn’t interfere with our essential expenses.

There are some workers in our area who sit together after work and participate in offline gambling, where they gamble by playing cards. Their family situation is very miserable and they are almost living day to day, but the extra income they earn by participating in gambling after work is lost in gambling. Their children suffer from malnutrition while their father gambles and loses money. If you have to gamble and lose money more than you need, then there is no need to work extra hard. I think it is wise to spend the money you earn by working extra hard on your family and family members.

[LastKiss]

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So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

Nah, I don’t use gambling as motivation to work harder or make more money. I’ve set a small limit from my salary just for gambling, and I’m committed to not going beyond that. It’s my way to keep my addiction under control. Honestly, it's strange to treat gambling as a source of motivation. But what’s even more concerning is how some people go as far as making money through the wrong ways just to keep gambling and I’ve seen that happen way too often.

[Platinumys]

I have not heard from anyone that they have become more motivated in their work and have worked more than usual because of gambling, rather I have heard that many people have become inattentive to their work because of gambling. If a person is more focused on their work because of gambling and if gambling is a motivation for them, then they should give importance to gambling, but the possibility of this happening is actually less. People gamble from a part of their income.

Now a person is working 10 hours regularly, working 10 hours regularly, he earns 200 dollars at the end of the month, from here a person will manage his gambling money. If the person feels that he is working 10 hours every day unnecessarily, he should spend his time gambling instead of working 10 hours because he does not have to work hard here and if he leaves his job and takes gambling as his profession, then it will be wrong. I am not talking unrealistically, many people do this, this is what I have seen in reality. I have presented this here.

[BitGoba]

Just want to share something I’ve observed in our community. I know a few people who are consistent gamblers, yet they also work really hard. It seems like gambling actually pushes them to hustle more, because they need money to fuel their gambling activities.

In their case, they’ve been gambling for years, but they’re still responsible with work, so I don’t see it as pure irresponsibility. Their motivation might be different, but they’re still putting in the effort, even if the end goal is just to fund their gambling.

So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

I get what you're saying. If someone works hard, doesn’t harm others, and uses gambling as a motivation to hustle more, it’s not easy to label that as purely irresponsible. Everyone finds motivation in different ways.

That said, gambling does carry risks  financial, emotional, even long-term consequences. Even if it seems under control now, it's worth asking whether it's really sustainable. I respect hard work, but I also think it’s important to reflect on whether our motivation is truly leading us toward something meaningful, or just keeping us in a cycle.

[Kelward]

If someone is working harder mainly to fund their gambling then I have to respect their decision because it's their money. Maybe because I'm not in that category but it doesn't make sense to me that I have to be working harder to make more money because of gambling. I don't see gambling as an investment that it has to motivate me to work harder, I work harder because of my financial responsibilities which are quite much compared to my income. I cannot focus to work harder to fund gambling that I can lose the money to, I rather use small amounts to thrill myself in it.

[Nightwatchmare]

So how do you see this kind of lifestyle? Do you judge them as wrong because their reason is gambling, or do you respect it since everyone has their own way of finding happiness?

It's fine for people that work hard to gamble since they can control their gambling habits, and it might be that it is only gambling that's giving them fun. When we lose our bets and we don't have money to continue gambling, we look for something to do that could give us money so that we could gamble, so anyone who is working hard to fuel his gambling activities is only doing that so that he or she can earn money and recover his or her losses so that he or she can continue with his or her gambling activities.

[@nn@_pen9]

Normally, when someone loses a bet, they only lose that money, but when a gambler loses and tries to recover, he faces a big loss. Who do not bet with the intention of recovering the lost money can protect themselves from big losses. Even if they lose, they are able to protect themselves from their bad situation through gambling. Gambling with the intention of recovering losses is one of the reasons for great harm. This trend works among most gamblers. It is better to accept losses without considering gambling as a source of income.

Yes, in this case, we must realize that gambling is an activity full of risks and does not always result in profits, which is the first step to controlling ourselves. The harder you work to recover or catch up on losses, the deeper the losses you experience at least they should also realize that gambling is completely under their control and we cannot fight at all against what they create. Even if you have gambling skills, the outcome is sometimes determined by luck. It's important for players to stop playing once their limits are reached and not try to chase losses.

[fruktik]

This happens because, in my opinion, they believe that every gamble will result in a profit, so even if they have lost, as you said, once they have enough money, they will most likely return to gambling and bet their money again. The bad thing is that they may obtain that money from illicit sources.
This really comes down to self-control. If someone has good self-control, whether they are wealthy or not, they are unlikely to withdraw the profits they have already earned. The opposite is also possible.

I felt sorry to watch them lose their salary because their family would be left without money. As if people were in a fog of illusions and did not realize what was happening. How did they survive with children? That is a big question. Perhaps they borrowed money from friends and colleagues at work to somehow hold out until the next salary. How long could this go on? After all, I witnessed all of this for several years.

[₿itcoin]

Gambling can motivate us to an extent, but should be the most interesting inspiration that drives us towards doing something, because when we show this trait of total dependence in gambling, it means we are addicted to it and we can't achieve doing other things without the help or influence from gambling, this could also means that the only motivation we have in doing other things in life is gambling and this kind of narrative is bad.

I just loved that you mentioned the real fact that how motivation could be loot due to gambling. It is well proved that people tend to go casino whatever offline or online in order to forget their stress or boredom, not just to enjoy it. imo even after controlling financial reasons, the escape motive is tie in with the problem gambling. as soon as people take punting as their only source of excitement or avoidance they just hooked on. no matter most of the time you will find people relying just on betting as his primary motivation source, i could not call it nothing but a deadly recipe. i wanna say your improvement should be based on sustainable passions not just seeking highs.