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Ask HN: Wouldn’t a $1B lottery create more social good by having 1000 winners?
- hbarka 4y agoSomeone in Maine won https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/us/mega-millions-jackpot-winner.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/us/mega-millions-jackpot-...
- gnicholas 4y agoIsn't this basically what happens every time the lottery is won by someone who wins a much smaller amount?
- hbarka 4y agoI mean cap the payout to $1M until exhausted. Guarantees many winners.
- melling 4y agoLotteries are tax. They aren’t a social good.
- hbarka 4y agoYou’re right. I meant spread the joy by engineering the probability to guarantee more winners.