alt Hacker NewsThe drug dealer gives you a free hit because it is profitable for him in the long term for you to be addicted to his product, not because he is your friend.
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goosejuice • today at 2:27 AM
Another way to look at it is they are running a business. It's not even close to gambling for example.
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It's weird to me how often this analogy gets used because:
1. In most cases, like this one, the product isn't heroin.
2. Drug dealers don't actually do that.