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minus-squareladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoLotteries unique selling point is hope.
minus-squareScrotusMaximus@lemmy.ninjalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoIsn’t it telling that our society has to gamble on hope because there is a perception of no other chance?
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minus-squareladicius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI 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 ;)
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minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoProbably more likely to turn 20$ into a fortune playing the lottery than most other ways you could invest it.
minus-squareInfiniWheel@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoHonestly, 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.
Lotteries unique selling point is hope.
Isn’t it telling that our society has to gamble on hope because there is a perception of no other chance?
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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 ;)
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Probably more likely to turn 20$ into a fortune playing the lottery than most other ways you could invest it.
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.