This is just not how it works on the psychological level. Mathematically yes, but we are not machines. Someone with a net worth of $1bn is not going to brazenl

This is just not how it works on the psychological level. Mathematically yes, but we are not machines. Someone with a net worth of $1bn is not going to brazenly bet $500m because hey, who cares it’s only half my net worth. That’s ridiculous. Just like this entire post and discussion. It’s a frustrated poor intellectuals self explanation for why they are unsuccessful. It’s also the line of thinking that when taken to the extreme killed around 130m people in the 20th century.