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But when looking at a possible positive outcome, such as the lottery case, it can "make sense" to buy one ticket. Your chance of winning goes from No Chance to

• ska 5y ago
  That's not how this works as a rational investment choice. It's true that you can never win a lottery you don't enter, but the expected value of that ticket is vastly lower than what you paid for it. That means, as an investment, your $10 will be expected to do better in literally anything with a positive return. If you are buying > $10 worth of dreaming (for you), fine - but that's consumption.