I mentioned it as counterpoint to Singer's assertion.
Yeah, I'd say the same thing to his son's face...why the hell wouldn't I?
He knows the truth.
Many if not most gamblers fuck up their lives one way or another due to gambling, and the reports from Alan toward the end were not good.
Spare me your pontifications: voice them to your clueless clients and not to uncaring louts such as myself who revel in the absurdity of life.