Re: Seriously, why can’t we just say that buying lottery tickets is stupid?
Buying a lottery ticket is not stupid—under some conditions.
Say you have two cents, and can’t afford your train fare home (which is
one stop away). If you can gamble those two cents in a game of chance,
you may be able to convert them into a whole train fare.
The conditions of being stuffed—unless you have a lot of money—may
not be that uncommon: so many people may be inclined to gamble this way.
Re: Seriously, why can’t we just say that buying lottery tickets is stupid?
Buying a lottery ticket is not stupid—under some conditions.
Say you have two cents, and can’t afford your train fare home (which is one stop away). If you can gamble those two cents in a game of chance, you may be able to convert them into a whole train fare.
The conditions of being stuffed—unless you have a lot of money—may not be that uncommon: so many people may be inclined to gamble this way.