SJ Longthorne

I don’t think so because it’s an activity that can be used for fun without major damage. Kind of like it’s not unethical to own a water park even if it means it’s likely someone will eventually drown. More unethical to own a cigarette company since those aren’t safe regardless

Furthermore, people aren’t encouraged to drown in water parks — they’re protected from it. But casinos, for example, will take strategic measures to maximise how much money you spend and how long you stay, which could be consider to be nurturing the seeds of addiction

Perhaps, and those procedures they take to increase the addictive qualities could move them into unethical territory, but simply owning a gambling business does not necessarily mean you employ any or all of those. It’s a matter of specifics I think. Theoretically a gambling...

...business could take steps to limit gamblers from betting enough to cause harm. So, I’m not sure that devoid of additional information that owning/operating one is automatically unethical

Adrenaline rushes can also be addictive, which water parks provide, and ultimately the goal for any entertainment business is to take more of your money than they spend. So “the House always wins” isn’t really any different than any other entertainment. You can have fun ...

Question: do you think an addition to water parks would be as damaging as an addiction to gambling?

It could be if you are so addicted you quit your job or spend money you don’t have. Water Parks also have the additional pressure of advertising to children which gambling businesses are generally restricted from, putting additional pressure on parents to spend money they ...

...may not have. I think ultimately any business can be unethical if put in a specific context