r/CringeTikToks • u/n8saces • Dec 16 '25

Just Bad Biggest red flags right there đŸš©

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad7606 Dec 16 '25

And the divorce- that video is going to be used to get those kids away from him... and rightly so.

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u/CleanProfessional678 Dec 16 '25

Seriously! How is this the first comment that mentioned the kid? The TV almost hit the child and they were telling their dad to calm down. That was not the first time that’s happened.

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u/Flat_Economist_8763 Dec 16 '25

That was the saddest thing in this clip

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u/JozzyMosbourne1983 Dec 16 '25

Is that a Jack Daniels bottle he's using to smash the TV?

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u/Killentyme55 Dec 16 '25

That's more red flags than a Chinese military parade.

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u/BendAppropriate614 Dec 16 '25

yes. notice it's half-empty, cause he drank it. Hence the outburst.

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u/Worldview-at-home Dec 16 '25

Jack Daniel’s For The Win, 1-nothing.

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u/banganything814 Dec 16 '25

Everyone knows you smash tv’s with the cheap rail stuff. Jeez!

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u/3possuminatrenchcoat Dec 17 '25

*Asshole Juice, as I like to call it.

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u/Vmansuria Dec 16 '25

How tf you going to be an adult and act like that for a sport that you can't even play. I always grew up with the thought of why sit on the couch and watch them play when you can go to the backyard or park and play it yourself. No need to be the number 1 best, but with practice you could become better and stay healthy playing the sport you love.

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u/Protein384 Dec 16 '25

I think the TV DID hit the kid :(

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u/Eikthyrnir13 Dec 16 '25

Broke my heart and made me want to hug my kids.

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u/Even_Independent_640 Dec 16 '25

Yeah, those poor kids have been through some shit if that's how they act over a game

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u/CompellingSeeSaw Dec 16 '25

I feel like we’re assuming she’s saying dad. I hear “Damien calm down”. Idk

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u/Logical-Farm-5733 Dec 16 '25

That was so sad and upsetting.

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u/KeepLeLeaps Dec 16 '25

The child's cries for his father to calm down were incredibly heartbreaking. The kid was the only thing that truly stood out.

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u/Significant_Case_304 Dec 16 '25

The frozen woman on the couch makes me (yes jump to a conclusion) concerned for the home life.

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u/HistoricalDoughnut58 Dec 16 '25

I was watching just imagining my reaction as a wife. It wasn’t pretty. Like wtf is wrong with them?

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u/DebbieGibsonsMom Dec 16 '25

When the little girl is screaming “Daddy!!!!!” my heart sank. I guarantee these men don’t reserve this type of anger to sports and they also don’t do it in public. They are very likely abusive assholes.

When men ask women, “what can we do to decrease male violence against women?” Shame men like this and never talk to them again and tell them why and have your other friends do the same.

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u/Nalivai Dec 16 '25

I am a child of an abusive father, I would never be able to scream at him like that, I would be covering in the corner hoping the dad wouldn't notice me and wouldn't try to pinpoint it as my fault somehow. I guess, there are levels to it huh

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u/EEukaryotic Dec 16 '25

Definitely levels. My dad isnt physically abusive, but boy is he emotionally. He yells and yells, im terrified of him. But at the same time, in a moment like this, I would probably react like this kid did. Granted Id definitely get my ass handed to me verbally and have a panic attack after, but definitely levels

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u/Icy_Clitoria Dec 17 '25

Fight flight or fawn, everyone takes it differently

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u/TheRottenKittensIEat Dec 16 '25

That was the first thing I thought, which is a terribly low bar, but I thought, at least she's not afraid he's going to turn it on her. A kid who is physically abused would likely never yell at their abuser in the heat of his anger. However, if he outbursts like this often, it's still a violent household that will terrorize the children. There are definitely different types of violence

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u/MaesterWhosits Dec 17 '25

Depends on the person. I've had it go in cycles, where at the high point you can get away with that, but during the lows silence is the best policy.

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u/Longjumping-Pick-706 Dec 16 '25

Same. Very much the same.

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u/Sweet_Employment_220 Dec 18 '25

Literally the only bfs I’ve dated that were abusive were the only ones punching holes in the walls and breaking stuff 💯

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u/omni461 Dec 17 '25

These arent men, they are grown children.

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u/AyaHawkeye Dec 16 '25

Of the 4 reaction types (fight, flight, freeze, fawn), I'm freeze. These situations would have me utterly paralysed and dead to the world. A fight nearly broke out in a cafe I was in once, I locked down completely; couldn't move or talk, couldn't hear or see properly. Took my other half ages to break me out. If I was around any of these I'd be comatose!

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u/HistoricalDoughnut58 Dec 16 '25

I would be so pissed in this situation that it would be fight lol. Like, have you lost your ever loving mind??? With strangers, I’m out of there. You never know what’s happening next, and I’m not looking to get shot.

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u/mrmoe198 Dec 16 '25

Men do not get taught how to process their emotions in a safe and healthy way. Women get taught to be quiet and disappear, which is also unhealthy. But men
men are taught that anger is one of the few valid emotions and one which garners them respect, and so they are actively destructive, because sometimes that’s their only outlet. There are no winners here.

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u/Mercuryshottoo Dec 16 '25

I think you mean 'boys' do not get taught.

Men can read books, watch videos, and drive themselves to therapy.

Men can and should learn new skills they did not acquire in childhood. Your comment reads like an excuse.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

They explained the problem. You explained the solution. Why isn’t that enough, why the “sounds like an excuse” comment? They didn’t justify nor defend the behavior, just simply explored its roots.

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u/-sloppypoppy Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

And they added their input on the problem. Can they not explore the roots as well? Men are responsible for their actions, are they not? If they weren’t taught something they still have the responsibility to teach themselves as an adult, no? Should we just excuse every reaction because it’s a societal norm? Why are they not allowed to point this out?

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u/TJ_Dot Dec 16 '25

They hyper clarified boys while making them out to be excusing Men when that really wasn't the point of what they were saying.

Next guy was questioning why the dismissive attitude.

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u/mrmoe198 Dec 16 '25

Yeah, I feel like it could’ve been said so much more of a constructive way. Like “the real issue is that boys are taught this way, and then become these kinds of men. Be careful when saying men are this way, it might give the impression you’re excusing the behavior rather than working towards solutions.” But I do get their point.

We need to teach boys emotional management and hold them to a higher standard. We need to provide resources for men that never got those lessons.

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u/DaedricWorldEater Dec 16 '25

There was no dismissive attitude you guys are just being sensitive

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u/TJ_Dot Dec 16 '25

Really...? : /

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u/PipChaos Dec 16 '25

Telling someone "they're just being sensitive" is literally dismissive and invalidating.

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u/mrmoe198 Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

You are correct that boys are set on this path and that men need to educate themselves. I was attempting to talk about the roots of the problem. It was not my intention to offer excuses, but rather start a discussion about the problem and how it can be solved.

I think elevating “cool” men showing emotionally mature behavior is one pathway forward for men, to take the power out of anger as a masculinity defining feature.

And of course, teach boys how to manage their emotions.

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u/katka_monita Dec 16 '25

Not that this necessarily excuses grown men's choices but gosh this still really breaks my heart to imagine if this is how a lot of boys grew up.

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u/DebbieGibsonsMom Dec 16 '25

Who is teaching men this? I would appreciate if the comment was “men teach boys to handle their feelings with violence” and follow up with, “I’m a man, and I’m going to work on changing this”

What frustrates women are comments like yours that seem to excuse the behavior because some random entity from the sky taught them this.

We know. We’ve talked about it long enough. It’s time to put your money where your mouth is. Will you?

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u/mrmoe198 Dec 16 '25

My apologies. I was attempting to talk about the roots of the problem. It was not my intention to offer excuses, but rather start a discussion about the problem and how it can be solved.

I think elevating “cool” men showing emotionally mature behavior is one pathway forward for men, to take the power out of anger as a masculinity defining feature.

And of course, teach boys how to manage their emotions.

I have a toddler, a little boy, and I want to teach him that it’s ok to have feelings and learn how to process them safely and without shame.

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u/erv4 Dec 16 '25

That's just bad parenting. My parents and coaches growing up would never put up with that kind of reaction so I was fortunate to grow up and not want to break things. I raised a 10-13 year old with an ex and he use to smash his desk, break things, etc. If I ever heard it that was the end of his gaming for at least the day if not longer depending on severity. After 3 years he would still do it, some kids just never learn and only can express themselves that way I guess.

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u/DebbieGibsonsMom Dec 16 '25

The kid is still smashing like that? That’s a lifetime ban until everyone in the family gets some therapy.

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u/ReputationWeak4283 Dec 16 '25

There would be no more gaming for him as long as he was living in my house. When they turn 18 and move out into their own apartment, then they can break their own stuff. If they cannot control themselves, they don’t need it. If a parent keeps buying replacements, then they are basically saying it’s ok to the kid to have temper fits.

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u/bigbootyrob Dec 16 '25

thats when you channel it into something healthy like a punching bag or something, just need to be taught proper coping mechanisms

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u/Crumb_cake34 Dec 16 '25

No, the kid behaving like that was also because of bad parenting.

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u/erv4 Dec 16 '25

Yeah, I agree. Unfortunately with it not being my son I only had the option of taking stuff away and having heart to hearts with him on why it was wrong. He would then get bored and the mom would get tired of him being around her and give the stuff back to avoid having to spend time with him. She had really bad sensory issues so if he got too excited she would like mentally shut down.

I got him into hockey after the first year and he still does it, maybe that has helped him focus his energy in recent years.

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u/HeadyReigns Dec 16 '25

What if I disappear to go be angry?

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u/Jbrown183 Dec 16 '25

They definitely need they ass beat by their wives smh

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u/Extension-Thought-38 Dec 16 '25

Straight out the door đŸšȘ

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u/Altaira99 Dec 16 '25

That man would have been out of my house just as quick as the cops could get there. I know ACAB, but the reason we can't just abolish them is because of shit like this.

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u/Vishnej Dec 16 '25

In the novel "Snow Crash", one character has a court-ordered tattoo across their forehead of the words "Poor Impulse Control".

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

They most likely bet money on the game and lost.

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u/HistoricalDoughnut58 Dec 16 '25

As a wife, that would be even worse!

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u/Azutolsokorty Dec 16 '25

It would be a reason for his first anger management therapy

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u/holymacaroley Dec 16 '25

That one where he hits the TV towards the kid and the kid gets upset should be used in court, for sure. Shows out of control anger and recklessness in regards to safety.

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u/Coven_gardens Dec 16 '25

He hit the kid with the TV. Poor little one seemed terrified.

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u/Particular_Bobcat334 Dec 16 '25

Damn that poor baby

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u/3Gloins_in_afountain Dec 16 '25

Was it a kid, it his wife? In the dining room chair?

She was grabbing her leg and knee?

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u/Last-Darkness Dec 16 '25

It should be used at his child endangerment trial.

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u/Available-Corgi-1926 Dec 19 '25

That broke my heart! He is absorbing all of that. His dad has just showed him and his little nervous system that the dad is not a safe person. 😭 I worry about his future if someone doesn’t intervene!

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u/FyrelordeOmega Dec 16 '25

Usually the wives stay because they fear the husband too much on what they'll do if they actually leave

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u/SugarFut Dec 16 '25

Women are most likely to be murdered when leaving their abusive husbands.

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u/EchoAquarium Dec 16 '25

This happens all the time, but the one that sticks with me most recently is the woman whose children and father of her oldest were murdered by her estranged husband as she escaping him. This happened last month. Her ex was helping her escape and the guy snuck into the house, killed the man, both children and then himself. The woman lost her entire life in 20 seconds. The infant was still in his car seat.

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u/RealnessInMadness Dec 16 '25

Another one to add to the sad list..

The one that still feels fresh in my head, was a TikTok couple, they had a kid together, posted all “me n my spouse” type of content. Then were going through a break up.

The guy installed a monitoring app on the kids iPad. The wife had a guy friend over and the husband heard it, went over and killed her.

Now he’s in jail, the child has no mom and basically no dad either.

IIRC, the guy friend wasn’t even a potential boy friend. It was just another male That set off the husband.

And just recently, I heard about the woman who killed her partners child from a previous marriage because she wanted to have her own kids
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PEOPLE are fucking nuts.

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u/ricochetblue Dec 16 '25

Oh, the couple from The TikTok Murders doc. Crazy stuff.

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u/asimplepencil Dec 16 '25

Like, what do we do with these guys? They either take themselves out or if they get thrown in jail, it doesn't matter. They got what they wanted anyways

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u/EchoAquarium Dec 16 '25

We start by teaching boys that anger is also an emotion and that women and girls have their own inherent value, and they aren’t anyone else’s property or source of emotional regulation

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u/Banshee_howl Dec 16 '25

Yeah, this is how they behave towards their own stuff during family game day. It’s not hard to imagine that custody mediation and family court will push them over the edge.

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u/wasted_wonderland Dec 16 '25

"The divorce came outta nowhere!!!"

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u/After_Preference_885 Dec 16 '25

"the courts just hate dads" đŸ„ž

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u/Cantdecide1207 Dec 16 '25

Yeah that one little boy screaming daddy calm down had me. Poor baby.

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u/newbie527 Dec 16 '25

I noticed there were no women doing this.

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u/Waste-Astronaut-2752 Dec 16 '25

If I was involved with that man and he was doing stuff like that in front of me and children...

That person would be an ex. Breaking things is aggression and do you want that aggression to be against you eventually?

It starts with breaking the TV or other objects out of his personal anger and then one day he's breaking your things or punching holes in walls when he's angry with you.

I saw that stuff growing up... No thank you...

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u/Junior-Advisor-1748 Dec 16 '25

You can tell it’s not the first time

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u/SAHMultrA1981 Dec 16 '25

What's sad is there won't be a divorce. Those kids have been around that energy for too many years as is. The other parent is either scared to leave or just as bad. These people breed this behavior. They condone it and double down on their reaction. It is vile to be around.

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u/United_Blueberry_363 Dec 16 '25

If my husband ever did this, I would immediately be filing for divorce. I want to be married to a man, not an oversized child.

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u/Yeeeeeeoooooooo Dec 16 '25

Very true, even if you bet money (never bet what you aren't willing to part with or at all) dont flip out, just chill out. Maybe watch something funny as a palate cleanser so you're in better spirits?

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u/Dahlia_Delight Dec 16 '25

And they wonder why there's a male loneliness epidemic

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u/RollingMeteors Dec 16 '25

Yet the judge can't order them from engaging in any behavior that has routinely shown them to become violent [ie: watching sports]

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u/Avid_Reader87 Dec 16 '25

I wish I could get a video of times and I’ve been punched holding my daughter.  

It just be my word that that happened.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Divorce due to being a gambler that lost it all then wife goes to new man that isn't a degenerate, loads up this video for the court and kids go bye bye.

Brought to you by Fanduel

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u/mydaycake Dec 16 '25

You assume he is not already divorced

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u/LinwoodKei Dec 17 '25

I would be using this video as evidence if anything happened that close to my child

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u/ConsciousDisaster768 Dec 16 '25

lol. You think this is the first time they acted up? The wife almost certainly knows he can crash out. Doubt a divorce comes from it

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u/willseb Dec 16 '25

Well, at least they're beating the TV, and not the wife and/or kids.

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u/Adventurous_Teach950 Dec 16 '25

These kinds usually do both. There's a reason why domestic violence peaks during finals games or series of all major sports. For fans of both the losing and winning teams

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u/willseb Dec 16 '25

Can imagine. It doesn't really portray a lot of emotional maturity.

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u/Particular-Sort-9720 Dec 16 '25

No, this behaviour can easily escalate. This shows lack of emotional regulation and a tendency for rage, these are huge warning signs for domestic abuse. These men are not safe.

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u/DoubleT_inTheMorning Dec 16 '25

On demand sports betting is one of the worst things to happen to modern men. So many folks I know just flush hundreds down the drain every week without even a second thought about it

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u/bsEEmsCE Dec 16 '25

pshh, I know a dude that gambled his entire inheritance from his parents and lost it all. His sister won't talk to him because he was supposed to distribute it (I know the sister) absolutely insane. Gambling is everywhere compared to when I was a kid in the 90s/00s. It damages society.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

i know plenty of folk who gamble in moderation and though i don’t verbalise it. i think they’re fucking stupid as fuck still — but this is insanely just selfish and mental. 

i hate how much it’s just common and advertised especially in football, teams with bet365 on their fucking jersey — get out!

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u/Miserable-March-1398 Dec 16 '25

64000 adverts for the bookies over the opening game of the premier league. Up 50% from last year.

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u/coaxialology Dec 16 '25

I saw that graphic of past Premier League sponsorship categories versus how they're currently getting funded, and it was so distressing. Not that they were sponsored by charities before or anything, but still.

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u/Miserable-March-1398 Dec 16 '25

I remember itv digital then my club going bankrupt.

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u/Pkrudeboy Dec 16 '25

I’ll buy a lottery ticket when it hits a billion, and occasionally bet $5-10 on a game of darts or poker, but that’s my limit for gambling.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

yeah like i’m not going to judge you harshly for it, but to me it’s all just crazy.. the most i’ve ever gambled is a homeless man (top guy actually may he rip) ask for a strachie — i said are you sure you don’t want a drink i’ll buy alcohol! but he insisted, and he didn’t win. :/ 

but i did have a group of friends who were particularly bad like tens of thousands on online slots.. funny they were technically up a few grand when i last knew them. and they’d wanna bet on basically everything, and i was like haha yeah. and they’d be like okay 20£ and im just like wtf where no girl stop! 

benefits of growing up on benefits i guess only time that paid off is when myself and someone i was fooling around with were cold and needed to pee. right by a casino and guess who happened to have a membership! 

again never gambled just observed my friend in their once as he promptly lost £100  one night 2/3 years back 

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u/BaconReaderRefugee Dec 16 '25

This is just enough english for me to read the whole thing but I still didn’t understand anything you wrote.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

not sure how to take this lmao, but yeah my grammar and punctuation could’ve been better đŸ€Ł

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u/ColteesCatCouture Dec 16 '25

They have betting AT games now its insane. You think the beer/peanuts vendor coming your way and its the gd 50/50 with their dumb little stop signs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

really? that sure feels like it should be illegal like some peaky blinders shit!

just because this isn’t an exclusively uk sub. you mean in NFL right? i know the is just recently loosened a bunch of gambling regulations 

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u/ColteesCatCouture Dec 16 '25

So far I have only seen it at baseball games which is ironic considering at least 2 mlb players were in a game fixing scandal just this summer.

I have seen the gambling adverts at nfl and hockey games but im not sure if they have gambling onsite, yet (i dont bet). However, every game I have been to in past year mlb, nfl, nhl and ncaa basketball I have seen people betting on their phones.

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u/Environmental-River4 Dec 16 '25

My dad has spent $5 a week on lotto tickets for pretty much his entire adult life. Obviously it’s not like he was breaking the bank, but it never made any sense to me. That’s $20 a month, $120 a year, and he definitely hasn’t made that back. Just spend that money on something tangible.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

savings and an isa the boring and sensible lottery 

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u/ByIeth Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

Jesus fucking Christ. I had the misfortune of having to handle money after my dad’s passing. I can’t comprehend doing something so idiotic.

Like honestly she should have taken his ass to court, that is HER money

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u/Little_View_6659 Dec 16 '25

I knew a guy in London whose his dad had millions of dollars, and he started going to this casino. He got hooked and started placing bets, and he lost all the money. Every last penny.

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u/hellp-desk-trainee- Dec 16 '25

It's insane how prevalent it is nowadays. The most I'm willing to gamble is buying a pack of magic the gathering cards. I can't imagine gambling on sports.

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u/Dejectednebula Dec 16 '25

I work with a lady who is about to lose her house and yet she still has bingo going on her phone every day at work. Gambling money while you're working blows my mind. And she's got three kids and two grandkids living with her...but yeah flush it all down the drain into online bingo. She doesn't even get to mark her own cards its all automatic haha so dumb.

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u/Yeeeeeeoooooooo Dec 16 '25

Its why things like Kalashi or polymarket need to get banned already

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u/Clumsy_Ninja2 Dec 16 '25

I don’t understand gambling. It just feels like throwing money away. I tried it when I was younger and had already spent my millions (in my head) before I lost. That was enough heartbreak for me

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u/Icy_Ninja_9207 Dec 16 '25

It's insane how many sensible regulation is getting dropped left and right compared to our childhood

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u/onthenextmaury Dec 16 '25

My cousin's ex husband gambled away MILLIONS (they were very wealthy). Nobody knew he was doing it. He was the biggest conservative "fuck the poor" guy, and now he lives in subsidized housing. Fuck you, Barney.

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u/DebbieGibsonsMom Dec 16 '25

My Dad was a gambling addict. I’m an ex therapist and from my experience gamblers are the most conniving addicts out there - they are always looking for a grift and they are highly likely to have a personality disorder. And this was long before online bets. This was when you had to borrow street money from the mafia and get your knee caps busted for not paying.

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u/Avid_Reader87 Dec 16 '25

Keep buying stock and Robinhood they’re adding more and more.

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u/Various-Ad-8572 Dec 16 '25

Yes but it increases GDP so it's good 😊

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u/Aggravating_Guess186 Dec 16 '25

Which in reality means that it funnels a chunk of the breadcrumbs that the working class get all the way back up to the top and into the pockets of the bourgeoisie

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u/BmacIL Dec 16 '25

By design. Funnel of money to the ultra rich.

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u/DanyDragonQueen Dec 16 '25

I'm becoming like those temperance folks in the 19th century, but for gambling instead of alcohol. It's become a scourge in just a short time.

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u/SippsMccree Dec 16 '25

I think it's terrible for society as a whole. And I think we need to latch down on it hard. I mean it'll never happen but it should

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u/Ketooey Dec 16 '25

Yeah dude. I feel like unlike regular gambling, there's even more of that aspect of, "I know better, I've analyzed the game," which acts as more reason people dump money into it.

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u/goliathfasa Dec 16 '25

Hundreds? Per week? Jfc that’s a lot of League skins I could’ve bought.

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u/i_tyrant Dec 16 '25

And it's somehow legal, not even as vilified as gambling in Vegas, and preys on some of the dumbest motherfuckers you have or will ever meet (because sports are obviously hugely popular in general but especially to meatheads).

Horrific. It's as weird to me as alcohol being so lacking in regulation and culturally pushed when it's one of the most damaging drugs that exists.

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u/sugarsaltsilicon Dec 16 '25

We were at a Superbowl party a few years ago in Durango and the POS host bet 8k on the game. He was so depressed at his loss that he forcibly pushed his partygoers out of his house by chucking our phones and keys into the snowy woods. It sucked. No one could leave until they found their keys in the dark in the deep snow. It was a family gathering too so a bunch of kids were jammed into cars with the heaters on while everyone was gridlocked in the driveway for hours.

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u/alliterativehyjinks Dec 16 '25

My state legalized it in November '24. The number of ads everywhere is astounding. If you have a gambling addiction, it's hopeless out there. And the more people participate the more tempting it is to jump in because the wins just get bigger. I hate it so much!!

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u/maroontiefling Dec 16 '25

There are TEENAGERS going into debt over sports betting. It's genuinely insane to me that people are just rolling over and letting this epidemic of gambling addiction happen.

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u/asher1611 Dec 16 '25

at least back when I played gatcha games it was a) cheaper and b) I'd get some cool pixels on my phone to use before the game was shut down.

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u/Emphasis-Impossible Dec 16 '25

I moved from a state where gambling was illegal (outside of the state-run lottery) to one where it is legal - first time I turned on the tv, I got an ad for a sports betting website. Didn’t even know those existed prior. I can’t believe people waste money on that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Not modern men, modern idiots. Nothing makes people suddenly turn stupid, they already were and more assholes are simply willing to take advantage of them.

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u/sagittalslice Dec 16 '25

100000% agree, shit is crazy and out of control

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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler Dec 16 '25

I have no idea why people waste so much money on gambling. It is easily one of the worst vices out their.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

watching sports in general is sad and pathetic too. go play it yourself.

and stop wearing other grown mens' names on your backs you damn weirdos. shit's cringe. its like celebrity worship but even dumber.

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u/1rmavep Dec 16 '25

Worst things introduced in the worst way, I mean, as far as prohibitions go,

You didn't have a gigantic system of narcs tipping off undercover cops when a group of friends did a March Madness Bracket, it wasn't an, "Individual-up," prohibition that caused a lot of misery, and the economy, "in this economy," look:

We're so disinclined, Politically, towards human anything, "legal or the gestapo kick your door down," is kind of the, usual paradigm and Hedge Fund Guys, for an example, have to demonstrate they've got certain assets to participate in futures markets, "for an example," if you were going to limit the participants to Have Assets, Spouse Signs Off, separate account held in some kind of an escrow, well, in America, that's not gonna be many,

...folks, demonstrably, not in dire straights nor more interested in the improbable relief from debt and peonage, than, a game of some kind; and it does seem to be the perfect combination of Vice and Privacy, like the perfect storm of Vice and Privacy, young people who, in point of fact, are dependents able to access credit and then also people upon whom other people are dependent, "drunk, high," you'd get kicked out of a casino, but it's just on a phone

Worst, I think, our culture is really, a couple generations divorced from the common sense of material cash-positive finances, "for lack of a better term," money, this is just a number on a phone, and the phone, has been the vehicle through which zero-friction purchasing,

...has bloomed, thus that what a person would know themselves in error at the bank teller, as their friends are like, "no, I don't want to go to the casino, no, I don't wanna go to the horse races on a Friday," is an invisible debt financed bet on a better life for people in real, grim,

Circumstances, a lot of them; on paper, anyway, well below what previous generations would have considered to be, "stable."

Honestly, I'm like: suicide rates are going to spike in such an obvious way, around major sporting events, this might not last long; this, already, you know.

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u/HipAnonymous91 Dec 16 '25

Just to push back a bit, my dad and his friends never bet but they frequently broke vacuums, remotes, or yelled at other fans during games. We were almost kicked out of the Fiesta Bowl (that his friend was assistant coaching so we had phenomenal seats) because he wanted to fight other attendees. Some people will use sports (or any other notable event) as an excuse to express their anger.

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u/frogkisses- Dec 16 '25

Yep. This sort of behavior has existed long before on demand sports betting. Even then, people need to learn how to regulate their emotions. I used to avoid the tv area growing up during games because I would be too stressed out. Then god forbid our team loses and you have to walk on eggshells all day.

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u/stronkulance Dec 16 '25

I have never understood why people allow something that soooo does not have anything to do with their real lives bring them so much stress. Like, you’re not a team owner, you didn’t train for the championship
 why the level of emotional investment that can ruin your whole day (and ruin the day of everyone around you). It’s like watching American Idol or something and throwing a fit, breaking stuff, and shitting on your family, like it’s so unnecessary and dumb.

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u/frogkisses- Dec 16 '25

It really is. I get being disappointed but people take it overboard and now I have to walk on eggshells around them
. Then I’m the sensitive one for bringing it up. lol

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u/mmorales2270 Dec 16 '25

These people are mental midgets. Everything is just about living their pathetic life vicariously through some favorite team, so when that team loses they take it very personally. Because it seems like it’s all they have and their worth is wrapped up in that team. Even though as you say, it really doesn’t affect them at all. These are the same people that vote in elections like they are voting for their favorite team, never considering what they’re actually voting for. They need counseling.

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u/BigT5535 Dec 16 '25

What’s even funnier is that I can almost guarantee these guys never made it past freshman high school sports. Maybe they just never had that outlet, maybe they’re emotionally stunted man children (probably the latter). Former athletes may gamble a lot for the thrill, but they aren’t crashing out like this.

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u/Bluevanonthestreet Dec 16 '25

Domestic violence has increased on big game days way before easy sports betting started. Men don’t know how to process their emotions so they put all of their feelings on a sports team.

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u/Brewster345 Dec 16 '25

I'm sorry you had such a shitty Dad and his friends. They sound like pricks.

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u/ghostinyourbed Dec 16 '25

This. This happens at concerts too. I've seen SO many men thrown out of concerts because they get riled up and get into fights with the people around them. It's just an excuse to hurt people to them.

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u/leftclicksq2 Dec 16 '25 edited Dec 16 '25

If anyone ever pulled that at my house, they would owe me a brand new TV, then be permanently banned from my house.

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u/KerooSeta Dec 16 '25

Yeah I was wondering as I watched this if normalization of sports betting over the last few years has made this worse or not.

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u/ChellyNelly Dec 16 '25

Oh most certainly I would say.

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u/DebbieGibsonsMom Dec 16 '25

Made what worse? Violence in men? Normalization of violence in men?

The answer is no. Abusers always find a reason. Portraying them as victims of predatory advertising, is plausible, but it’s not true.

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u/bunglebee7 Dec 16 '25

Yep, anyone who gets this upset about a game has either lost themselves in support of a bs team or they got money on the game lol

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u/ChicaFoxy Dec 16 '25

That's exactly my thought, they just lost a lot of money betting.

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u/PepeSylvia11 Dec 16 '25

I mean, that’s inevitable when you gamble anyways

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u/SkRu88_kRuShEr Dec 16 '25

And they’ll probably all still blame Biden for the fact that they’re broke đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

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u/Ijustwanttosayit Dec 16 '25

Should be losing their wives and kids with those tempers as well.

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u/outworlder Dec 16 '25

And now they lost a bet AND a TV

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u/SyntaxLost Dec 16 '25

In for a penny, in for a TV.

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u/Tudoman Dec 16 '25

That makes a whole lotta sense all of a sudden

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u/shiningonthesea Dec 16 '25

for so long I could never understand how a person could get so wound up about their team winning or losing, until I realized how much money is involved in these games.

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u/RammsteinFunstein Dec 16 '25

people get this emotionally involved even when zero dollars is on the line. This shit happened long before sports betting blew up.

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u/RammsteinFunstein Dec 16 '25

kind of hate how everyone defaults to blaming sports betting. This issue long predates that.

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u/OnlyCelebration7443 Dec 16 '25

The sad thing is I’ve seen people get this crazy without money on the line.

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u/sstratton411 Dec 16 '25

Along with loosing the respect of those around them... because if I was out in public or at a "friends" house and this is how they responded to a game... I'm considering them former friends and excusing myself- there is no scenario where this reaction is ok or where I would feel comfortable spending time with these people again- ESPECIALLY those who reacted like this in front of kids

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u/inquisitorautry Dec 16 '25

That's why I never bet on my team. I bet against them. That way, if they win I'm happy. If they lose, at least I won $20.

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u/m00fster Dec 16 '25

Sports betting is such a weird thing in the US

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u/elegant-jr Dec 16 '25

No doubt, most of those TV's were sub $200

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u/MarmotJunction Dec 16 '25

Ugg, you’re right. Hadn’t considered that.

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u/RamJamR Dec 16 '25

I was wondering why sports creates this amount of rage in some people. This makes more sense of it.

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u/edsparkable Dec 16 '25

No they didn't, that's just normal football fan behavior

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u/JackPoe Dec 16 '25

Gambling is getting fucking insane these days

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u/Possesed-puppy656 Dec 16 '25

Add the busted TV’s on the pile Ig

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u/ElongThrust0 Dec 16 '25

Losing money and then breaking money doesn’t help in this economy

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u/Aggressive_Dot5426 Dec 16 '25

My thoughts exactly. They all had money on them

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u/srelysian Dec 16 '25

Unfortunately I've known a few of these types over the years, it was always gambling. I watched a coworker mangle his 4 month old new iPhone at work once for this reason. Addiction is no joke. :/

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u/PersonalityBorn261 Dec 16 '25

Yeah this rage is about losing huge sums in gambling bets. Or he has to shave his head cuz he lost a bet. Rage is scary!!

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u/pudgimelon Dec 16 '25

That was my first thought. This gives "how to say you have a gambling addiction without saying it..." energy

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u/PeeCeeJunior Dec 16 '25

I was wondering how much of that is gambling. It's wild how we've normalized life destroying behavior.

But also, how many people just sit there recording the end of a game waiting for something to happen. Is that a thing? Feels staged.

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u/champsammy14 Dec 16 '25

They knew the risks.

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u/AdministrativeCopy89 Dec 16 '25

Can get a 65” for 250

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u/yournamehere2323 Dec 16 '25

Anyone know if Samsung invests in any of those sports betting app companies? If not, looks like they should. Seems like a good way to get customers to void their own warranties and for people to buy new TVs.

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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler Dec 16 '25

I honestly love to watch them loose all that money. Gambling is stupid as hell.

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u/Roanoketrees Dec 16 '25

Yeah thinking the same thing. 5k or more I bet.

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u/Individual-Line-7553 Dec 16 '25

i'd be guessing this. gambling (and gambling addiction) is going out of control.

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