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And of course there are now posts like this one [1] topping the dedicated sub-reddit.

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/terraluna/comments/un0fni/for_those...



My main takeaway from reading that is OP is a degenerate gambler. And s/he still is.


That was my takeaway as well. Telling gambling addicts 'no don't go, I've been there and suicide is not the answer. There is more gambling to be done!' is pretty strange. It might be helpful for some people to hear, but it's certainly not healthy.


The story is clearly fake anyway.


use they/them when unsure about someone's pronouns


Don't find offense in the writings of internet strangers.


Where were they offended?


Why do people enjoy reading these types of stories so much?


I personally didn't enjoy it, I post it more as a sign that, maybe, the powers that be (SEC? some other institution) will, somehow, intervene.

People killing themselves because of financial losses that could have been prevented had some prior regulations had been in place does not look good for those institutions I mentioned (SEC and the others). Or maybe the people at those institutions (and the people supporting the people at those institutions) just don't care anymore about this type of events and about how it reflects on the whole "ecosystem".


I don't think regulation alone will solve it.

Let's not forget the massive Madoff ponzi scheme in a highly regulated space...


Someone on HN pointed out recently that a lot more Madoff ponzi money was recovered than one might expect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_of_funds_from_the_Mad...


It doesn't require regulation to recover funds from fraudsters. [1]

I have the opinion that a higher likelihood of getting caught and facing prison would be more effective than regulators that can sometimes be easily tricked for years.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30260787




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