I need a hug...

Discussion in 'Politics' started by BeautifulStranger, May 20, 2020.

  1. ... Chip Gaines.

    These six words were seen on a billboard. There was no reference to an advertiser. This got me thinking. “Chip” as in casino chips? “Gaines” as in winning? “Hug” as in compensation for being emotionally deprived as a child?

    So it seems we have an advertiser who represents the gambling industry that is apparently using their deep understanding of clients “Needs” in a questionable way.

    How far should a industry that benefits from the destructive behavior of their best customers be allowed to go in their efforts to get people to use their services? What are the obligations of our regulators to protect consumers from this seemingly predatory marketing?

    Free speech issue? Should there be limits? Certain “Key words” and “President” can get you put in jail. There is attorney-client, Doctor-patient, Financial professional-client confidentiality expectations and or legal requirements, but how about restrictions on other speech that can be reasonably be expected to cause harm? Who decides on what can be “reasonably expected to cause harm”?

    If laws further limiting free speech are enacted, by what process could we use to determine what should be allowed or not allowed to be advertised. Would this end up being a slippery slope leading to increased regulation on what can be said or not in social media, for example?

    Thinking it through, it seems best to keep speech free as possible and to publicly call out seemingly unethical behavior, which I am doing.

    Perhaps a increased regulatory tax on the gambling industry might be appropriate to compensate the public for the “Spillover costs” the gambling industry creates. Drug dealing, prostitution, confidence scams, and planned motor vehicle accidents, including passenger carrying aircraft, for insurance money are some of the more common crimes that have their genesis in someone’s gambling problem.

    What do you think about the billboard’s message? Do you feel it is appropriate to censor advertising and or other forms of communication? If so, under what conditions?
     
  2. Overnight

    Overnight

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  3. The “I need a hug - Chip Gaines” message was on a billboard in the Southwestern United States, not in New York City.

    Or maybe it is a Freudian Slip on my part!
     
  4. Overnight

    Overnight

    Whatever. Soon you won't have to worry about it.

     
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  5. This video could be fairly labelled as “Exhibit A” as why we are doomed!
     
  6. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    Watch this movie with a really fucking big TV (on shrooms of similar of you can't get em). It finalises all gambling and hug needs.

     
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  7. Snarkhund

    Snarkhund

    My mom was in the Griffin Book for counting back when she attended Berkley.

    I don't count but have this table memorized so I generally can play perfect break-even blackjack and drink for free. Not something I've done for a long time. I pretty much lost interest in Vegas. It got crowded and family oriented.

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Looked up this movie on Wikipedia. Sounds interesting and creative. Polarized reviews. Actress Paz De La Huerta herself is a source of some interesting stories. Looking forward to watching it.

    Had a crush a while back on “Internet personality” Emmightysofia. She has disappeared but is an interesting character who suffered from anxiety attacks and depression. She did sitcom and movie reviews. Very animated personality. Creativeness and emotional extremes...
     
  9. Had a friend who became aware of some temporarily favorable rule changes by a casino in order to give back accumulated customer’s prize pool money. He calculated the expectancy of $135.00 per hour. There were apparently betting limits in place. He achieved within $5.00 per hour of his calculations.