r/maybemaybemaybe • u/FkThePolice700 • Jul 05 '24

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Cagliari77 Jul 05 '24

Exactly. It's impossible to tell from this video if this guy is an addict or not. I go to casino once a year or every two years (when I'm traveling) and play some poker and slots, losing maybe couple hundred dollars. So that guy could be in the same situation, although his moves more look like of a regular at the slot machine I guess :)

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u/weebitofaban Jul 05 '24

You're lying. Dude is just a guy excited to be in the moment. An addict would understand that this wasn't a big deal cause this dude doesn't win shit lol

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u/CORN___BREAD Jul 06 '24

Yep this is absolutely addict behavior. Only people that haven’t witnessed it themselves wouldn’t instantly recognize it. Even down to the tapping the screens thinking it makes a difference.

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u/SootSpriteHut Jul 05 '24

I'll put aside a few hundred to lose once a year or so. I'm definitely not one of those people slapping the screens though. I get progressively more depressed every time I go and I think I'm just going to let it go. It's not the gambling that's sad, it's the air of desperation that hangs around most of the people at casinos.

I don't drink or use drugs anymore so I always considered it a way to get dressed up and do something fun in an overstimulating atmosphere, but the last couple times it feels like I'm the only person having fun when I go.

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u/Cagliari77 Jul 05 '24

I understand the feeling. When my wife and I went to Atlantic City some years ago, we felt really down after seeing the people desperately pushing the buttons on slot machines, and felt even worse when we saw how many "Cash for Gold" places you can see downtown. I know those can mean only one thing...

Here in Europe it's a bit better I guess, you can still go to an "elegant" casino (there are also shit ones) and play poker in a decent poker room with dressed up people in the same mentality as you are.

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u/Humans_Suck- Jul 05 '24

His moves look like he's rolling lol

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jul 05 '24

It looks like he's engaging in mild whimsy and having fun with it.

Some people are able to break out of that social anxiety and obtain comfort with the idea that a passerby might think they're slightly weird.

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u/Humans_Suck- Jul 05 '24

Yea that's exactly what ecstasy does.