Am I an addict and an actor of a “theatre of the absurd”?

By Father Bernard Hozer, aa 

In his Facebook page, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan reports that the Filipino government is complicit in exposing children and families to the dangers of gambling addiction by legalizing online platforms that are accessible around the clock, even to minors.

This has a great impact on Filipino families, especially children of overseas Filipino workers who may be using hard-earned remittances to gamble online. “Goodbye studies. Goodbye decent jobs. Goodbye the hope of hardworking families,” he said. “And hello — hello to a whole generation of gambling addicts.”

Am I informing myself, am I training myself to understand the effects of new technologies that are means to get informed, meet others, and train, but can also dominate and weaken our critical thinking and judgment? Are we aware of the financial and ideological stakes at play? It is urgent!