We Don’t Worship Gods Anymore—We Worship Odds

1 Mar 2026 · 0 min
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In this brief spoken commentary, the speaker argues that contemporary society has replaced traditional worship of deities with a devotion to odds, especially as manifested through gambling and smartphone design. The monologue frames the loss of money and self‑identity not as personal moral failings but as outcomes of deliberately engineered systems that capture attention and encourage betting. By reframing gambling addiction as a public, design‑driven problem rather than a private flaw, the speaker calls for collective responsibility and active push‑back against these manipulative designs.

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