• brsrklf@jlai.lu
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    4 days ago

    Problem with that is you wouldn’t be able to win the lottery unless you’re buying tickets, and in that case you would probably not be a natural at that wisely investing money thing.

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      4 days ago

      Maybe. I’m good at odds and investing. I don’t follow the lottery odds, but there are times when it actually is worth it to buy tickets. Rare, but occasional.

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        3 days ago

        Like when the pot is super small? I buy a ticket maybe once every few years to dream and chat with my friend about what we’d do, etc etc

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          3 days ago

          i’d literally have to run the numbers. pot versus ticket price versus specific odds of ticket that day. you become more lotto obsessed than the people who just do scratchers. it’s the same kind of actuarial bullshit the people running the numbers do.