The lottery is a scam

[NotAnFBIagent]

Water is wet

 

[B86]

Maybe I have a different view of poverty and those trapped in it along with a different insight into the nature of the system that sees them as a resource to exploited.



Really all there is to it. Same reasons the places you buy them tickets are liquor stores and how they proliferate in certain demographics. Its deeper than statistics.

So I should avoid grocery stores and gas stations too because they prey on the ones in poverty by selling lottery tickets, right? Even in rich neighborhoods?

 

[Koli_Kat]

Life is a scam



What ya gunna do about it,OP

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Have you considered you may be overly simplifying? Read back what I said again if you wish and you'll see we're talking of two different images painted on the same canvas. Such is the beauty of art along with the subjective nature of consciousness. For assistance:

scam​

[ skam ]
noun
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
verb (used with object), scammed, scam·ming.
to cheat or defraud with a scam.

They are hope dealers and that is what they steal from those that are already hopeless due to their lack of financial stability and social degradation they dwell in.

Its deeper than maths.

good

where is the fraudulent scheme/swindle in the lottery?
where is the cheat?

NOT A SCAM

we are talking about 2 different images because you are off on a tangent

I kept it grounded. now you last 2 sentences are again just getting philosophical trying to stretch the definition of the word. "oh they stole hope"

c'mon son

 

[Complexion]

good

where is the fraudulent scheme/swindle in the lottery?
where is the cheat?

NOT A SCAM

we are talking about 2 different images because you are off on a tangent

I kept it grounded. now you last 2 sentences are again just getting philosophical trying to stretch the definition of the word. "oh they stole hope"

c'mon son

So I should avoid grocery stores and gas stations too because they prey on the ones in poverty by selling lottery tickets, right? Even in rich neighborhoods?

You should do what you feel is correct in the situation based upon the wisdom you posses and outcome you intend to generate.

Like mine is telling me this repetitious conversation has ran its course.

 

[B86]

You should do what you feel is correct in the situation based upon the wisdom you posses and outcome you intend to generate.

Like mine is telling me this repetitious conversation has ran its course.

You didn’t answer my question at all. You said liquor stores sell lottery tickets. Don’t grocery stores, gas stations, and other places sell lottery tickets?

 

[97Pac]

shyt a tax on the poor

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Nobody has a gun to their head to play the lottery.. Calling it a scam takes away accountability from those that willingly play it.

THIS

Something that hinders the development of a lot of people today is how they view the world completely unwilling to be self accountable and rather choosing to act helplessly resigned to situations.

 

[5thbornpowerseed]

it's not a scam its gambling, sanctioned and legal. you are not required to play, you are required to pay taxes

you know the adage about a fool and his money... well it applies to gambling, it's a risk you take willingly so therefore it isn't a scam. you know your chances are extremely low when you decide to play as well.

stop it b.

Dont be dense...

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

It’s a tax on the poor. Not for me regularly. In the past I did drop $2 or so every now and then when it got to like 700 million. For perspective I didn’t play lotto since at least 2019. Most I ever spent per year was maybe $10.

shyt a tax on the poor

a tax they are not required to pay but willingly submit to

oh the woe is me ass helpless rhetoric on this site

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Dont be dense...

don't act helpless and irresponsible

nobody force to play shyt

dudes want to make shyt decisions in life then placate themselves with lies to cope... go for it

 

[ORDER_66]

shyt a tax on the poor

i mean you dont HAVE to play it, it is optional much like when you go to a casino....

 

[Koli_Kat]

i mean you dont HAVE to play it, it is optional much like when you go to a casino....

Exactly.

Saying it's tax on the poor is an insult on poor people's intelligence and will power.

You don't have to play it.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Exactly.

Saying it's tax on the poor is an insult on poor people's intelligence and will power.

You don't have to play it.

REP

 

[Turbulent]

Not a scam because they tell you the odds. Mcd monopoly contest was a scam