Rima Grace

Yeah, I want to talk about the human side of all of this.

So, Timothy, you see patients struggling with gambling over the last couple of years or so.

What shifts have you noticed and like who's showing up in your office and what kinds of gambling problems they're dealing with?

Like, are you hearing from patients now about prediction markets when you weren't before?

When you're talking to some of these patients, what are the reasons behind why they seem to be drawn to gambling?

Like, what are they telling you?

Yeah, you touched on so many good points there.

And you've talked about this too, Hannah, just like how it's a form of entertainment and a social outlet, a way to connect with your peers.

Based on your research, why are folks so drawn to it?

It's obviously the environment, but what else is going on there?

Right.

It's a lot more normalized in our culture.

I mean, I don't know about y'all, but I find myself even falling into that trap, even if it's just for a few seconds when I'm scrolling through social media and I see videos or news reports of people making tens of thousands of dollars.

You're like, oh, is this plausible?

You know, is this a nontraditional path to making money?

I imagine a lot of your patients say that, Tim, too.

Like they see it maybe as a side hustle.

As a job.

Well, it trains, I think you even wrote this, I feel like I read this from your sub stack, it like trains impulsive decision making, and it recalibrates what feels like normal risk.

Yeah, totally.