• ScrotusMaximus@lemmy.ninjaEnglish
        92·
        1 year ago

        Isn’t it telling that our society has to gamble on hope because there is a perception of no other chance?

        • ladicius@lemmy.world
          6·
          1 year ago

          I know you have a point, a good one, Lotteries cater to the vulnerable etc. - but you are wrong in one aspect: There are winners, in every lottery, and that’s what fuels the hope.

          Even small chances are chances. It’s that simple ;)

            • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
              31·
              1 year ago

              Probably more likely to turn 20$ into a fortune playing the lottery than most other ways you could invest it.

              • InfiniWheel@lemmy.one
                3·
                1 year ago

                Honestly, chances might be extremely low. But if all it takes is a couple of bucks sometimes to maybe win even 1000, I’d take it.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Ah, my bread and butter… Thrill-seeking rich folk with a poor grasp of statistics and probability.

      Manny Calavera, travel agent.