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Capitalism is far from being the most perfect system, and if you focus on it and adopt all the habits of so-called modern society, you distance yourself from authenticity. The issue of the problems of modern society under capitalism is well explored in the book "The New Spirit of Capitalism" by Luc Boltanski. I personally read these 900 pages in one go.
As for gambling, we need to consider it from a certain perspective. If we fully accept the conditions of "capitalistic" existence, then any opportunity to get easy money can only be welcomed. However, if we rely on various ethical traditions, gambling is a violation of the principle of truthfulness, which inevitably leads to negative consequences. For example, most people who win a large sum of money in the lottery – which is also a form of gambling – end up very badly (with the rare exception of 1%). It often happens that after a year, they have no money left, and they even lose their health, their relationships with relatives deteriorate, and so on. This always happens.
This is what is called "hearing the bell, but not knowing where it is." Reading 900 pages "in one go" only confirms this. How can you put winning a large sum in the lottery, which makes people lose their minds due to the sudden windfall and unexpectedly opened opportunities, on the same level as playing something with a fixed bet?