Are You Investing or Gambling? | Day Trading, Sports Betting & the New Gambling Economy
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are making headlines. Sports betting ads are everywhere. Day trading is framed as hustle culture. The line between investing and gambling has basically disappeared.
But something deeper is happening.
Why are so many men drawn to risk right now? Why does betting feel empowering, even if it’s destructive? And what does it say about us that we’ve basically gamified uncertainty itself?
In this episode, we explore the psychology of gambling and why it’s quietly becoming one of the most normalized coping mechanisms for men.
We unpack:
• Why near-wins…
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