Interesting to hear. This is something similar I do with some betting/stock buying I do.
But the odds are on a completely different level of impossibility in lottery that I just cant really get your end of the argument :/
But the odds are on a completely different level of impossibility in lottery that I just cant really get your end of the argument :/
If I were poorer, I suspect the happiness I gained from the lottery ticket purchases would be even greater.
If I already owned a home, on the other hand, I would value the lottery ticket hopes much lower.
Buying a lottery ticket from time to te, when the prize was big, made us live in a fantasy world between the time we bought it and when te results were announced. I think this thing - imagining a life without financial worries, lavish vacations and expensive toys, motivated me to learn more, try to launch a few startups and sacrifice my free time in order to try and achieve greatness.
Were those money well spent? Definitely yes (even though I haven't actually won the lottery)
Tbh lottery tickets can be a pretty cheap form of hope relative to other forms of gambling. Take a look at some of RobinHood's customers who are ”investing”. The odds seemed so favorable until they realized 95% of traders lose their money.