• Andiloor@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      I think most people buying a lottery ticket know that it’s a loss on average. I think people buy it for the experience and the dreams that it represents. From that perspective, I don’t think that it’s a scam for most people but rather just buying a slice of fantasy

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        11 months ago

        You quite literally described the scam part though, selling false hope

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          11 months ago

          Well no, because thousands of people have won it all over the world. Yes, it might be 14 million to one, but for a couple of quid I don’t care.