> You're stating it like only lottery players don't understand probabilities. OP doesn't say that literally, and I'm not reading it that way, either. > In fac

> You're stating it like only lottery players don't understand probabilities. OP doesn't say that literally, and I'm not reading it that way, either. > In fact, most lottery players I've met DO understand probability That's great! However, OP might be talking to and about different people here. People who don't know probabilities well exist, and some of them play the lottery. In fact, I think there's a lot of them. I think all OP is saying that it's better for people to understand probability better, and then decide to play the lottery, like the people that you're talking to.