Necroing because that seems an often expressed sentiment I oppose strongly to:
May it be to poor education at a younger age, traumatic experiences, simply having the wrong education for the current playfield, being sacked at an older age, having no available finances to support further education, a lack of intelligence or simply spiraling down the road of depression due to a lack of chances or being stuck in a debt one can never recover of in a lifetime… these are all scenario’s in which the player on the Lotto actually rationally pays for the soothing dream of a better (financial) future. A future that will not happen if one would not win the lottery.
Was that a fully general excuse for stupid behaviour on behalf of poor people, or are you just happy to meet me?
I wonder, would this be used for gambling only, or could it also cover drug abuse, alcoholism, crime?
Spare me the pity party. Reality doesn’t care about sob stories—it doesn’t matter how much in debt you are, how unfortunate your circumstances and how great your need—you are not going to win the lottery. Shielding people from this fact is not doing them any favours.
Edited: the first sentence was needlessly rude and confrontational, also spelling.
Necroing because that seems an often expressed sentiment I oppose strongly to:
Was that a fully general excuse for stupid behaviour on behalf of poor people, or are you just happy to meet me?
I wonder, would this be used for gambling only, or could it also cover drug abuse, alcoholism, crime?
Spare me the pity party. Reality doesn’t care about sob stories—it doesn’t matter how much in debt you are, how unfortunate your circumstances and how great your need—you are not going to win the lottery. Shielding people from this fact is not doing them any favours.
Edited: the first sentence was needlessly rude and confrontational, also spelling.