"I'm so sorry": Pokimane comforts and offers advice to Trainwreckstv viewer struggling with a gambling addiction
Imane "Pokimane" seems to be on a roll lately. The 25-year-old Twitch star has been giving a lot of hot takes lately with a clear intention to create harmony within the community.
In a recent stream, a Trainwreckstv follower and viewer came to Pokimane's chat with a vent to share. After reading the user's comments, Poki exclaimed:
Warning: The article contains content that mentions addiction, self-harm, and suicide.
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After Pokimane acknowledged that she was curious and pressed for more details, the viewer admitted that they had a gambling addiction:
Poki briefly questioned the viewer's plan to 'solve' his problem and offered rehabilitation as a viable option. She said:
She also told the viewer things that they probably already knew about gambling institutions profiting off of gamblers in a slightly accusatory tone:
However, she immediately corrected herself once the viewer told her that he was "trying," and she offered what she felt was the best possible advice she could give:
Many viewers resonated with the individual during the stream, asserting that they struggled with addiction, which is not always the easiest to cope with and fix. Some also brought up the 'sunk cost fallacy,' a cognitive bias and tendency to continue investing or gambling away at a loss.
This dictates the irrational habit of being unable to cut those losses due to all the time, money, and resources dedicated to it in the past, so the losses rack up and financial ruin tends to occur.
The individual is probably way too deep into their situation and possibly still holds onto the hope that gains are probable, although the outlook is bleak.
One of the many viewers found relief in Pokimane's advice and thanked her for her pure sincerity:
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