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This seems like an argument to remove all randomization from purchases.
by notsofastbuddy 9y ago
This seems like an argument to remove all randomization from purchases.
- SomeHacker44 9y agoI am fully supportive of that.
- kevas 9y agoDoes that mean you're also in favor of ending state sponsored lottories, raffles, etc...?
- enraged_camel 9y agoI’m not the parent poster, but yes, that sounds like a great idea.
- ethbro 9y agoI am. Unless it's not-for-profit or single use (e.g. lottery revenue going to schools), then it's a regressive tax on people who don't understand probability.
- Larrikin 9y agoAre there any lotteries in the US that don't directly fund public sectors like education or elderly care? I thought that was how lotteries became legal across the states.
- cstejerean 9y agoEven if it’s funding education, it’s doing so through what is essentially a tax on the poor. Why not tax those that can afford it instead?
- Clubber 9y agoWell, that's how they sell it. When they started the lottery in my state, they sold it as a wonderful benefit to society, because all the proceeds would be used to fund education. What they didn't tell us is it wasn't additional funds to existing budgets, but they would pilfer the existing budget and replace it with lottery proceeds. Lying, smarmy politicians. You'd figure we'd learn by now.
- gowld 9y agoMoney is fungible single-use funding doesn't exist in reality.
- mmirate 9y ago> a regressive tax on people who don't understand probability This is precisely why I support lotteries etc.
- chillwaves 9y agoWhat you support is immoral. IF you want to live in a society where people prey on each other in every way possible, do not be surprised to eat a bullet. This shit is destabilizing because you advocate taking food off the tables of the poor. Impressive karma btw.
- mmirate 9y agoI mean, whoever is dumb enough to gamble, deserves to lose everything. And if they want to then shoot people, I'm sure the police will be more than obligated to do their jobs.
- seangrogg 9y agoI would be in favor of ending state sponsored lotteries. I could see an argument in favor of them if: * Sellers were obligated to disclose the odds of winning the jackpot at the time of purchase punishable to the same extent as underage liquor sales * The state was required to render, upon request, financial consultation at the burden of the state to winners whose consultation can, at the winner's discretion, be recorded and later reviewed to understand the advice rendered and its context with respect to the winner's financial situation and risk profile
- gowld 9y agoWhat does bullet 3 even mean
- jasonlotito 9y agoGood to hear you want to combat companies like CDPR who use techniques to like this to sell to children.
- kakarot 9y agoSupportive of it being illegal for one individual or group of individuals to give an item with an agreed upon element of randomization to another individual in exchange for money? That is more than a little heavy handed, if not a downright Draconian economic policy.
- Drakim 9y agoAt the very least, all purchases should include info about the randomization. It shouldn't be legal to sell randomized products while keeping the randomization secret.
- DanBC 9y agoYes. I hate the Lego minifig series, and Panini sticker albums, and Pokemon cards. They should all have to include how many packets you'd expect to buy to complete a collection.
- megaman22 9y agoAt least with the Lego minifig series, if you buy them in a store, you can feel the polybag to get some kind of an idea what might be contained.
- DanBC 9y agoSure, but for a series of 16 figures you'd expect to buy about 55 packets to complete the collection. I don't think parents (or children) are aware of that, or have any idea how to work it out. (I didn't, I just searched until I found this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector%27s_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector%27s_problem
- my_username_is_ 9y agoThat seems like a reasonable step in the right direction. You wouldn't be forcing companies to abandon products (and preventing consumers from buying things that they potentially do actually want), but you do help the consumer make informed decisions and weigh the costs versus the potential benefits.
- bko 9y agoDo you think that will prevent the supposed harm? Lottery tickets include odds on the back of the cards. I think that has a very small effects on discouraging play. And those odds are pretty straight forward (1 in 2,000,000 for a 500k payout). I imagine information about how randomization works would be even more indecipherable.