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>But wouldn’t it be great if you could just on a whim plop down $1 and buy a ticket that changed your life? Aside from the monetary loss this might not even be
by networked 13y ago
>But wouldn’t it be great if you could just on a whim plop down $1 and buy a ticket that changed your life?
Aside from the monetary loss this might not even be a good thing to dream about. Consider http://lesswrong.com/lw/hl/lotteries_a_waste_of_hope/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/hl/lotteries_a_waste_of_hope/.
- SomeCallMeTim 13y agoAwesome link! I've made a similar (though not as well-presented) argument myself on a thread on Reddit (in r/frugal -- people were actually defending buying a ticket using exactly the linked arguments). Glad to know the thinkers at lesswrong.com agree. :)