Beastly, you got to loosen up a bit there, buddy. I know you're trying to say the right things, but people enjoy playing poker and it's not like they are hurting anyone. People know the risks of gambling and of course there are going to be people who get addicted but that's life and that's the way it is. If you want to tell your friends the dangers of gambling go ahead but if you just flat out tell them not to, then you're doing the wrong thing, imo. You have to learn to enjoy life there a little beastly, don't have to be so uptight all the time. Anyways, I play poker sometimes, I don't play that much because I get bored of it at times but when you're with a group of your friends playing for a decent pot it's a pretty good time.