IT GIVES THE ANONS SOMETHING TO DO Also trains you to touch-type.
Not saying I agree per se, but consider the following:
Horse Racing is a "gentleman's sport" – IE, something very-rich people do.
Most all of the influential members of the DS are rich
A great many of the mid-billionaire and above crowd are willful participants in the DS game.
The best way to find out what's "really going on" is to play "follow the money."