"I almost can't feel bad" - Sodapoppin provides his take on people "losing everything" due to gambling streams on Twitch

sportskeeda.com:

Chance “Sodapoppin” recently opened up about how he felt concerning gambling streamers and their viewers making poor choices and losing all their money. He held nothing back throughout the course of his conversation with NMPLol, who listened to Chance briefly rant.

Sodapoppin clarified that he doesn’t feel terrible for the people who gamble on stream, especially when they’re losing. After making the statement, he claimed that he then had to think about it in hindsight, but stuck to his guns.

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While a Starforge PC was being built during Sodapoppin’s stream, he opened up about how he feels about gambling streams. The streamer didn’t have a lot of sympathy initially.

Nick “NMPLol” made a face of concern after this statement was made, which led to Chance's comment on it. The former said that he wasn’t cringing, but was just listening to the latter speak.

Sodapoppin discussed the viewers of these streams, who often take the moral high road instead of trying to stop a streamer or viewer from gambling.

Having lots of viewers for a gambling stream could motivate a Twitch streamer to continue that behavior. Someone visibly making money by gambling can also convince others to dive in.

Nick would point out that he gambled when he turned 18, and never lost everything, so he didn’t understand how these streamers are making the same mistake. Sodapoppin would call these people “dumb,” and also state that they have addictive personalities.

The discussion on Reddit’s LiveStreamFails board varied on the topic of gambling. In many people’s eyes, the gamblers were still victims. One user, Penguin_FTW pointed out that while personal responsibility is important, viewers are also being manipulated by the system.

Others laid the