Being Told "you have a problem"

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I also had a conversation where my friend who is a total loser who works in a supermarket as a shelf stacker on min wage said he wouldnt want to play poker, sitting in front of the computer all day as it was a pretty crappy existance.

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Honestly, if it paid the same, I'd rather work in a supermarket 8 hours a day than play online poker 8 hours a day (I've tried both). In a super market you at least interact with people and socialize, and in that sense the 8 hours aren't just a waste of your life (aside from the money).

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People who dont gamble dont understand gambling on +EV propositions. They just dont get poker as a positive thing, especially the variance of the game - the times ive said i lost money that day and they forget that last time i saw them i was up a big amount is just lost on them.

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Why do you discuss poker or poker winnings with people who don't play poker? I never understood why poker players do that. What is it to either of you?

Then again, I hate discussing poker even with friends who play more poker than me. It's just boring. I don't care how much he is up and I doubt he cares how much I am up (or down). Every time I hear a bad beat story I want to kill myself. Maybe it's just me.

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Basically you have two option - explain it in full or dont explain it all. There is no middle ground.

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I agree!