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but that doesn't change the fact that when you play poker you're actually contributing to the degeneration of those people.

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-when you have a beer you contribute to the profits of alcohol suppliers
-when you vote Republican you contribute to global instability
-when you get in your car you contribute to global warming
-when you buy the cheapest food, you contribute to the degredation of global farmland
-when you eat in McDonald's you contribute to the destruction of the Amazon forests.

The most difficult part of life is the choice.

You make your own choice and live with the consequences.

If you stop playing poker because you fear for the well-being of degenerate gamblers, then good for you. Even though your actions may be futile, your motives are not.

And sometimes that's all that matters.